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cost of living 86 years ago (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/4chan@lemmy.world

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[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

More important, some quick googling says that the average per-capita income for 1938 was $515 (new york per-capita was $822, Mississippi was $205), which another search says was just under $11k. That car would cost an atomic family close to 2 years' wages.

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