Common 1983 Prices Average Income $24,580.00 Minimum Wage $2.30/hr Gallon of Gas $.86/gallon Loaf of Bread $.79/loaf Gallon of Milk $1.17/gallon Dozen Eggs $.86/dozen Average School Lunch $1.25 6 Pack of Budwiser $4.06 Big Mac $1.60 McChicken Sandwich $0.85 Existing House $70,000.00 New House $86,000.00 Dow Jones Close of 1983 1,268 Harvard Tuition $8,195/year Postage Stamp $0.20 DisneyWorld Ticket $17.00 Average Airline Ticket $153.00 Hershey's Candy Bar $0.35 Pizza Hut Large Supreme Pan Pizza $10.25 Can of Coke or Pepsi $0.25 Large McDonald's Fries $0.63 Large Bag of Doritos $2.50 Box of 12 Little Debbie Cakes $0.49 16oz. Beer $0.57 New Cars Chevrolet Cavalier $6,333.00 Chevrolet Chevette $4,975.00 DeLorean DMC-12 $21,007.00 Dodge Charger $6,379.00 Dodge RAM 50 $5,663.00 Ford, Thunderbird $9,399.00 Hyundai Pony $5,050.00 Mitsubishi Starion Turbo $11,154.00 Nissan Sentra $4,949.00 Renault Alliance $5,695.00 Used Cars 1980, BMW, 3201 $11,700.00 1978, Oldsmobile, Delta Royale, 4 door $4,500.00 1976, Ford, Pinto $960.00 Clothing Men's Sport Coat $49.90 Men's Lee jeams $35.00 - 2 Pair JC Penney's Men's Shirt $8.99 Men's Dress Shoes $49.00 Men's Shorts $15.00 Men's 3 Piece Suite $79.90 Jantzen Men's Swimwear $21.00 New Balance 730 Sneakers $48.00/pair Women's Bathing Suit $48.00/pair Women's Sandals $6.00/pair Women's Summer Suit $40.00 Women's Sundress $28.00 Furniture Solid Pine Twin Bunk Beds $88.95 Thomasville Italian Pecan Veneer 6 piece Bedroom Set $1,649.00 Leather Chair $599.00 8 Piece Thomasville Oriental Hardwood Dining Room Set $1,899.00 Living Room Set (3 Pieces) $381.00 Sealy Deluxe Twin Mattress $53.00 Nylon Carpet $6.99/sq yard Houses for rent Long Valley, 4 bedrooms, 495.00/month $495/month Apartments & rooms Furnished Room $65/week 4 Room Garden Apartment $495/month Recreation & Amusements Century 10 Speed 26" Bike $149.95 Pre-recorded Audio Casette $6.97 Polaroid Sun Camera $49.95 TRS Model Y Computer $999.00 Governor Morris Inn "All You Can Eat" Buffet $12.98/person Chinon Movie Projector $100/each Matinee Movie Ticket $2.00 Sanyo AM/FM cassette recorder with speakers $50.00 Above Ground Swimming Pool 21' round 4' deep $675.00 Quasar, 19" Color Television $419/each RCA VCR, 10 day programmable $479/each Weights, metal, 64.95/set $64.95/set Desserts Apple Pie $2.79 Mincemeat Pie $1.79 Mrs. Smith's Pumpkin Pie $1.99 Beverages Beck's Beer 12.96/case Korbel Champaigne 7.99/bottle Eight O'Clock Coffee 2.99/lb Bordens Egg Nog 1.69/half gallon Minute Maid Orange Juice 1.59/gallon Tea Bags 1.59/100 ct Can of Coke or Pepsi $0.25