What was the cost of food and gas in the 1920's?

Question

I mean like a loaf of bread or milk

Answer 1

Well, it must've been really cheap because my dad said when he was a kid (50s/60s) it was like a quarter.  But the value of the dollar was also much higher.

Answer 2

if you made 500 bucks a year, you were doing good. that's about 40 a week. you could eat for days on a dollar.

Answer 3

Half an onion and a bit of rice pudding!

Answer 4

gas was like 5 cents, but it had a much smaller tank to fill, but still..

and food was probably like 10 cents for a loaf of bread. think of the difference now

Answer 5

everything was a couple of cents. lord what will our government be like once our children grow up? its scary to even think about it!

Answer 6

wat type of food are you talking about and gas was probaly 20 cents a gallon.

Answer 7

your soul

Answer 8

It was lower than a dollar for both

Crazy Inflation!

Answer 9

According to the people history website a watermelon was 2 cents, a car was less than 500 dollars, and gas prices were around 12 to 15 cents a gallon. Bread was 9 to 12 cents a loaf depending on the year and location. Milk was 28 to 33 cents a half gallon depending on the year. Hope this helps out.