26. Nine Cans of Campbell’s Soup
Once you have those oyster crackers, you need to buy soup, of course! Campbell’s Soup originated in Camden, New Jersey in 1869, and they are still going strong to this day. In 1900, they sold for 12 cents per can. As you can see in the advertisement above, there were 21 different kinds of soups back then, but today, there are well over 100 flavors. Today, it’s a dollar or more per can. But as we mentioned earlier, after inflation, the cost per can is relatively the same.