What things cost in 1921
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1921 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 2.4p | £1.71 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 18p | £12.80 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 4.8p | £3.41 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1.8p | £1.28 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 6.9p | £4.91 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 6.4p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 24.7p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 6p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 15.9p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 39.5p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 2.9p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 2.9p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 14.6p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 9p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 2.3p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 53.1p | £37.76 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 18.5p | £13.18 |
| Onions / kg | 3p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.9p | 60.5p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1.9p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1.3p | 94.6p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 13.8p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 5.9p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 10.2p | £7.26 |