Living on the Minimum, What It'll Buy You, Then and Now

Minimum Wage (real value, 2011 USD)Movie Ticket (in tens of minutes worked)Average Rent (in tens of hours worked)
195073.85.6
19607.64.17.1
19709.285.86.75
19808.4657.8
19906.5410.211.8
20006.737.811.7
20107.489.610.9
Price in terms of Time Worked at Min. Wage
Sources: finances.msn.com fas.org epi.org