| 1938 Cost of Living
Living
New
House
$3,900.00
Average
Income
$1,731.00 per year
New
Car
$860.00
Average
Rent
$27.00 per month
Tuition to
Harvard $420.00
per year
Movie
Ticket
25¢
Gasoline
20¢ per gallon
U S Postage
Stamp
3¢
Food
Granulated
Sugar
59¢ for 10 lbs.
Vitamin D
Milk
50¢ per gal
Ground
Coffee
39¢ per lb
Bacon
32¢ per lb
Eggs
28¢ per Doz
Fresh Ground Hamburger
13¢ per lb
Fresh Baked
Bread
9¢ per loaf

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