Spam
When it comes to canned meat, Spam is one of the biggest commercial success stories ever to have taken place: Since 1937, Hormel Foods Corporation has sold more than eight billion cans of their canned pork product in 44 countries across the globe. In 2020, the price of a 12-ounce can of Spam will be $2.92, despite the fact that most people aren’t passionate about it. The classic World War II staple cost 25 cents per can in 1940. That works out to roughly $4.62 in today’s dollars, so we can see why it seems to be less expensive.
Spam
Steak
A delicious hunk of steak now costs around $5.96 per pound. When it comes to steak, buyers paid 36 cents a pound in 1940, which, after accounting for inflation, corresponds to $6.68 now. In terms of commercial steak, if you brought your date to Keens Steakhouse in New York City—one of the most renowned steakhouses in the city—a sirloin would cost you $56 per person. In the 1940s and 1950s, on the other hand, the same dinner at the same restaurant would have cost you just $2.25.
Steak
