So...do you really want to know how much things cost back in 1958?

I did some research and came up with these numbers. In most cases I found the exact same items (i.e brand, amount, etc.) but in other cases I found a similar product and adjusted the price for the amount. At the bottom you can see the price changes for items at the ballpark. Remember, these ticket prices are for tickets at the Coliseum.

House:
Average income:
Ford car:
Milk - 1 gal.:
Gas - 1 gal.:
Bread:
Postage stamp:
Chef Boyardee Spaghetti:
Corned Beef:
Tomato Juice / 5 (46 .oz) cans:
Kraft Caramels, 1 lb pkg:
Uncle Ben’s Rice:
Sunkist Oranges, 5 lbs.:
Cantaloupe:
Celery:
Tuition at Harvard:
Nathan's Hot Dog:
London to New York:
(Roundtrip airfare)

Dodgers' Box Seats:
Reserved Seats:
General Admission:
Bleachers:
Parking:
Dodgers' Score Card (Program):
Peanuts:
Pack of Baseball Cards w/ Gum:

$30,000
$4,650
$1,967-$3,929
$1.01
$.24
$.19
$.04
15.5 oz can - $ .19
$.59 lb.
(Libby's) $1.00
$.37
14 oz box - $.19
$.49
$.05 lb.
$.04 lb.
$1,250 yr.
$.25
$453.00
(1st Class / non-stop)

$3.50
$2.50
$1.50
$ .90
$1.00
$ .20
("Two Bagger" - 1.5 oz ea) $ .25
(5) $ .10

$499,300
$49,360
$26,270.00 - $46,915.00
$3.78
$3.12
$2.19
$.41 (1st class)
$ 2.18 (14.25 oz can)
$7.02 lb.
$12.90
Cambell's Tomato Juice
$3.30
$2.54
14.8 oz bag
$ 5.00
$1.29 lb.
$1.39 lb.
$31,456 yr.
$3.00
$1,159
(Continental)
(non-stop)


$25.00
$15.00
$10.00
$2.00
$20.00
$10.00
$ 5.50 -
(12 oz Bag)
(6) $6.00
(@ Dodgers Stadium)

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