Do anyone know the price back in the 1940's-1980's?

Question

I am doing a project on economic
I need someone to tell me how much it cost for
a pair of shoes
a hair cut
a pair of jean
a pay phone call
comic book or magazine
a television
a school lunch
back in 1940's-1980's

Answer 1

I can approximate for the early 1970's:
Shoes - tennis shoes: $10-12 dress shoes: $20
hair cut - $3.50 style and cut - $6
Jeans - $7.50
pay phone - 10 cents
comic book - 25 - 35 cents
TV - ??? maybe $300?
school lunch - 35 cents at my school

Late 70's, with inflation, every thing went up in price:
Shoes - tennis shoes: $15 dress shoes: $22
hair cut - $12
jeans - $18 - $45 (designer jeans were in)
phone call - 20 cents
comic book - 50 to 75 cents
TV - ????
school lunch - 55 cents

You can try to find an old Sears catalog at a library to see if they have prices on some items to help you compare.

Good luck!

Answer 2

That's a 40 year period. The prices would have changed up and down many many times. There's no way anyone can tell you all that.

I'll give you this: when I was in high school, in the late 1960's, school lunch cost 30 cents, pay phones were a nickel for a local call; comic books cost a dime (special editions might cost 25cents).

Answer 3

Does this happen to be for Mr. H's Economic class? that's creepy... I was looking for the same thing and I stumbled across here. Well, this helped me some so thanks. If the SN doesn't tell you who I am its a lost cause. Have a good one.