What things cost in 1926
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1926 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.8p | £1.60 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 13p | £11.55 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 3.6p | £3.20 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1.3p | £1.15 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 3.2p | £2.84 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 5.1p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 19.8p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 4.8p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 12.8p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 31.6p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 2.3p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 2.3p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 11.7p | £10.36 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 7.2p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 1.8p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 42.5p | £37.76 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 14.8p | £13.18 |
| Onions / kg | 2.4p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.7p | 60.4p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1.5p | £1.31 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1.1p | 94.2p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 11.1p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 4.7p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 8.2p | £7.26 |