Has the Price of Puhzay Really Changed since Claude was Buying it for 2 Dollars?

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And before you ask

	If in		1932
	I purchased an item for $		2.00
	then in		2024
	that same item would cost:		$45.60
	Cumulative rate of inflation:		2179.8%

 

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Movie Tickets (For the Whole Family)​

In 1920, a movie ticket cost about $0.15, so you could take the whole family — Mom, Dad, and four kids — and still not spend a dollar. You could have seen such classics as “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” or “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The was one thing you wouldn’t get at the movies in the early 1920s, though — sound. The first talking movie, “The Jazz Singer,” came out in 1927.

A Vinyl Record​

In 1920, a vinyl record cost about $1. Most people listened to music on the radio at that time, however, since the gramophone required to play that $1 record cost about $30 — too much for many people at the time.

A Restaurant Meal (For Two)​

In 1920, you could feed two people at a diner for about $0.70 total, so a slightly higher end meal for two might set you back the entire dollar.

Three Gallons of Gas​

In the 1920s, a gallon of gas cost about $0.30, so you could get three gallons for about a dollar. If you drove a Ford Model T, that meant you could drive about 75 miles, since the cars got about 25 miles per gallon. With speed limits at the time capped at 30 miles per hour, you could have a nice two-and-a-half-hour Sunday drive for a dollar.

Groceries​

In the 1920s, you’d pay about $0.39 per pound for chicken at the market, so your dollar would get you about two and a half pounds. Round steak was about the same price, at $0.40 per pound.

Ham was slightly cheaper, at $0.25 per pound, so your dollar would get you four pounds. If you opted for fish, fancy lake trout was about $0.22 per pound, so you’d get nearly five pounds for that same dollar.

Your dollar would get you two pounds of coffee, at $0.47 per pound, or two dozen eggs at $0.47 a dozen. Bread was $0.12 for a one-pound loaf, so you could get eight loaves of bread for a dollar. Butter to put on your bread would cost about $0.70 a pound.

Clothes​

In the 1920s, you could buy a pair of pajamas for $1.00, and a woman’s skirt for just a little bit more – between $1.20 and $1.75. You could have two men’s suits pressed for $1.00.

 

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40 dollars?