Then vs. Now: How Much Have Prices Changed?

<div><p>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. </p><p>Not to mention fast food prices, clothing prices, and general merchandise. </p><p>But how about we take a look back at what prices used to be, the good ol' days?</p><p>See if you remember when prices were this low, and prices were commonly measured in cents, not dollars!</p><p><strong>Burger Meals</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/h-mcdonalds-Big-Mac-Extra-Value-Meals.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/h-mcdonalds-Big-Mac-Extra-Value-Meals_GH_content_550px.png 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>McDonald's</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1960: $0.28</p><p>Present: $6.99</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>Gas</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Pumping-Gas-4.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Pumping-Gas-4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Pumping-Gas-4_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Pumping-Gas-4_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>MyCentralOregon</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1950: $0.30 per gallon</p><p>Now: $3.22 per gallon</p><p></p><p><strong>Milk</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/450.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Walgreens</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1980: $1.59 per gallon</p><p>Now: $3.37</p><p></p><p><strong>Cars</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/1954-Buick-Skylark.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/1954-Buick-Skylark_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Retro Waste</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1950: $850</p><p>Now: $30,000</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p><strong>Cup of Coffee</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/New-Starbucks-Logo-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/New-Starbucks-Logo-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Applied Arts</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1950: $0.10</p><p>Now: $1.38</p><p></p><p><strong>College Tuition</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/gradcaps.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/gradcaps_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Google</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1970: $1,800</p><p>Now: $45,602</p><p></p><p><strong>Sunday Newspaper</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/article-0-1268EB65000005DC-939_468x286.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>This Is Money</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>1962: $0.50</p><p>Now: $6.00</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>What are you most aggravated about when it comes to price inflation? Let us know!</p><p></p></div>