Then vs. Now: How Much Have Prices Changed?

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Then vs. Now: How Much Have Prices Changed?

Have you ever gone to pay for your groceries and been floored by the total cost? You go through the list to make sure the cashier hasn't double scanned anything or something rang in wrong. But nope, apples are just expensive and cheese rivals the cost of college tuition.

Not to mention fast food prices, clothing prices, and general merchandise.

But how about we take a look back at what prices used to be, the good ol' days?

See if you remember when prices were this low, and prices were commonly measured in cents, not dollars!

Burger Meals

McDonald's

1960: $0.28

Present: $6.99

Gas

MyCentralOregon

1950: $0.30 per gallon

Now: $3.22 per gallon

Milk

Walgreens

1980: $1.59 per gallon

Now: $3.37

Cars

Retro Waste

1950: $850

Now: $30,000

Cup of Coffee

Applied Arts

1950: $0.10

Now: $1.38

College Tuition

Google

1970: $1,800

Now: $45,602

Sunday Newspaper

This Is Money

1962: $0.50

Now: $6.00

What are you most aggravated about when it comes to price inflation? Let us know!

Meagan has an intense love for Netflix, napping, and carbs.