What things cost in 1900
24 items · 0 observed in the public record · 24 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1900 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 2.5p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 9.8p | £17.56 |
| Bananas / kg | 2.4p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 6.4p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 15.7p | £28.09 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 1.2p | £2.07 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.1p | £2.02 |
| Carrots / kg | 1.2p | £2.07 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 7.5p | £13.41 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 5.8p | £10.38 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 3.6p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 0.9p | £1.63 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 2.2p | £3.86 |
| Ham / 113g | 21.1p | £37.76 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 0.7p | £1.18 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 7.4p | £13.18 |
| Onions / kg | 1.2p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.3p | 60.7p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 0.7p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 0.5p | 94.7p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 5.5p | £9.84 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 2.8p | £5.04 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 2.3p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 4.1p | £7.25 |