What was the price of a loaf of bread in 1950? (2024)

How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1950 UK?

In the 1950s, a loaf of bread cost 4p, a pound of butter was 18p, a pint of milk was 3p.

At a time when cigarettes were still considered safe, they were cheap and widely popular — costing just 25 cents a pack on average in the 1950s.

1950: 83¢ per gallon

The price of milk skyrocketed by 20 cents in five years.

In 1972, the cost of milk was only 52 cents a gallon.

In 1923, at the most fevered moment of the German hyperinflation, the exchange rate between the dollar and the Mark was one trillion Marks to one dollar, and a wheelbarrow full of money would not even buy a newspaper. Most Germans were taken by surprise by the financial tornado.

If you dreamed of making the white picket fence a reality, a new house would've cost approximately $6,296–about $77,339 today. In 1920, to rent an apartment in New York City cost $60 per month.

How much did a pound of coffee cost in 1950?

A pound of coffee

Coffee was one of the more expensive items. You could get a pound of Bright & Early Coffee for 79 cents, the equivalent of $7.49 today.

In 1950, for example, a dollar was worth $10.63 in today's money, and in 1980, it was worth $3.10. That said, it's fascinating to see just how far $1 was once able to take you.

When college students Dan and Frank Carney opened a pizza place in Kansas in the late 1950s, a large pizza only cost $1.50, according to The Daily Meal. Now, a large hand-tossed cheese pizza at Pizza Hut goes for $14.99. Find out the 15 most convenient fast-food restaurants.

When customers placed their orders at the counter, a server would write them down on a ticket like this one. At the first McDonald's location, every item cost less than 25 cents and hamburgers were only 15 cents. However, burgers could also be purchased by the dozen.

Commerce figures show the average new-car price in 1950 was $2,210 and the median family income was $3,319. Car prices shot up in the '50s, but not as quickly as family income in the Eisenhower Era.

Here's how much the median home value in the U.S. has changed between 1940 and 2000: 1940: $2,938. 1950: $7,354. 1960: $11,900.

Which state has the cheapest gas? According to AAA.com, which updates gas prices on a daily basis, Texas has the cheapest gas prices in the country. The average price of a gallon of regular gas costs only $3.761 in Texas.

How much was a dozen eggs in 1972?

A dozen eggs cost 52 cents (about $3.17 in today's dollars) in 1972, the year the Egg McMuffin and burger chain Ruby Tuesday made their debuts.

A dozen eggs cost 57 cents the year JFK was inaugurated; culinary milestones that year included the founding of Hardee's and Domino's, the U.S. rollout of Granny Smith apples and the introduction of Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies.

According to a copy of Motor, October 1948, the Ford Anglia was the cheapest four-wheel car in Britain. In 1950, the Anglia – an ancestor of the current Ford Focus – would have set you back £310, the equivalent of £10,703 in today's money.

The new figures, revealed by the LibDems, showed that in 1950, the average full-time weekly wage was worth £7.08 (equivalent to £499 in today's money) while the basic weekly state pension was £1.36 (£91.65). Last year the average wage had climbed to £549.80, but the pension was just £87.30.