Previous2 of 10NextSources: The New York Times, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Miller Samuel Appraisers and Consultants. | Photo by Michael Yarish/AMC"Mad Men" secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy Olson would have paid a little more than $160 a month for a Manhattan apartment in the 1960s, but she'd probably need more than one roommate to afford the price of the rent today.More On 'Mad Men':Mad Men's' Vincent Kartheiser watches his spendingBuy scotch without stirring up your budgetThe lighter side of Bankrate
"Mad Men" secretary-turned-copywriter Peggy Olson would have paid a little more than $160 a month for a Manhattan apartment in the 1960s, but she'd probably need more than one roommate to afford the price of the rent today.
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