What things cost in 1916
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1916 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.6p | £2.02 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 12p | £15.17 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 3.3p | £4.17 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1p | £1.26 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 4.5p | £5.69 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 3.6p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 13.9p | £17.54 |
| Bananas / kg | 3.4p | £4.26 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 9p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 22.2p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 1.6p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 1.6p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 8.2p | £10.36 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 5.1p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 1.3p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 29.9p | £37.75 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 10.4p | £13.18 |
| Onions / kg | 1.7p | £2.12 |
| Oranges / each | 0.5p | 60.7p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1p | £1.31 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 0.8p | 94.8p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 7.8p | £9.83 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 3.3p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 5.7p | £7.25 |