In 1969, in a average Ohio bar, it was typically 50c for a 12 ounce glass of draft, 75c for a 12-ounce long-necked bottle.
Gas was about 38.9c in small-town gas stations in Ohio in 1973. If you went on a long trip, you’d usually run across a gas war with prices in the 15-20c range.
Alcohol and gas vary a lot from state to state because the state taxes vary.
For purposes of comparison, a daily newspaper was 7c, a bottle of Pepsi was 10c, and a hamburger was 25c in a mom-and-pop restaurant, 5c extra for a cheeseburger or 5c extra for lettuce and tomato.
2 Responses to How much was a pint of lager in 1969 & the price of a gallon of petrol in 1973?
Paul Ding
October 13th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
In 1969, in a average Ohio bar, it was typically 50c for a 12 ounce glass of draft, 75c for a 12-ounce long-necked bottle.
Gas was about 38.9c in small-town gas stations in Ohio in 1973. If you went on a long trip, you’d usually run across a gas war with prices in the 15-20c range.
Alcohol and gas vary a lot from state to state because the state taxes vary.
For purposes of comparison, a daily newspaper was 7c, a bottle of Pepsi was 10c, and a hamburger was 25c in a mom-and-pop restaurant, 5c extra for a cheeseburger or 5c extra for lettuce and tomato.
silversurfer
October 13th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Petrol in 1973 was 38.70p tax was 58.14%
Cost of lager have’nt a clue, will guess about 4s 6d
This is prices in the Uk.