Fast food
1960: A cheeseburger at McDonald’s used to cost 19 cents. In today’s dollars, that’s $1.63.
Today: You can buy a cheeseburger off the $1.00 Menu.
1960: A family trip to KFC would cost about $5.29 for a 15-piece chicken box with six rolls and a pint of chicken gravy. That’s $45.50 today.
Today: The 12-piece chicken meal, including three large sides and six biscuits, costs $32.09. Sure, it’s three pieces less, but you get three large sides instead of a pint of gravy.