Are We Paying More or Less Than We Did in 1955?

If you were still holding on to Mom’s skirts in 1955 you may not remember the prices at the grocery.

3. A Roll of Toilet Paper

In 1955 one roll of toilet paper cost 9 cents which would equates to about 80 cents today. That seems like a fair deal and not too far from what we pay for a roll of TP these days, depending on which brand you buy.

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4. One Pound of Round Steak

Selling for around 90 cents a pound in 1955, round steak in today’s cash would be about $7.96. The average price we pay for round steak these days is actually $6.00 which shows a pretty steep drop in price.

Library of Congress

5. One Pound of Apples

Apples were just over 15 cents a pound back then, which would be $1.33 in today’s cash. And that’s about what they are worth today.

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