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Here are some examples from a person who was a teenager and early 20s during the Great Depression. Bus ticket from home to school, about 20 miles--10 cents. Three room apartment, $30 per month. Cost of three bedroom house--$4500-$6000. Kitchen table and chairs, $10. Butter, 25 cents a pound. Coffee, 19 cents a pound. Loaf of Bread, 9 cents. Steak, 25 cents a pound. Banana splits, 25 cents. Women dresses, $5 to $8. Men suit, $30. Shoes, $4.95. $100 for baby to be delivered by doctor. $10 per day in hospital. Gas, 20 cents a gallon. Chrysler Roadster (car) $800. (1930) Chrysler Sedan (1934) $945. Playpen, $5.

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