How much did all these things cost in the 1940s?
Gas-
Cost of candy, candy bars, and any kind, etc-
cost of clothing (such as shoes, shirts, jewelry and etc.)-
furnishing-
food-
toys-
movie theaters-
air plane tickets-
toabacco-
bleach-
medical supply-
concert tickets-

October 8th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
In 1940s in India salary of a clerk in Government office was around 50 rupees which is now around 15 thousand. So you calculate increase in the cost of living. Amitava অমিতাভ
October 11th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
This site gives you what you want
It gives you some of this on the first page and then you can click on “food prices” etc for the rest of it. CanProf