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What things cost in 1938

19 items · 5 observed in the public record · 14 inflation-estimated

ItemIn 1938Today's money
Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g1.7p£1.66
Cheddar cheese / kg10p£9.75
Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg3p£2.93
Milk, pasteurised / pint1.4p£1.37
Sugar, granulated / kg2.3p£2.24
Apples, dessert / kg4.6p£4.51
Bananas / kg4.4p£4.24
Beef mince, home-killed / kg11.6p£11.30
Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g2.1p£2.07
Carrots / kg2.1p£2.07
Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg10.6p£10.34
Coffee, instant / 100g6.5p£6.36
Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre1.7p£1.62
Ham / 113g38.6p£37.64
Onions / kg2.2p£2.13
Oranges / each0.6p60.5p
Petrol, unleaded / litre1.4p£1.32
Sausages, pork / kg10.1p£9.81
Tomatoes / kg7.4p£7.24
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