What things cost in 1940
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1940 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.6p | £1.30 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 12p | £9.76 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 2.6p | £2.11 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1.5p | £1.22 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 4.3p | £3.50 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 5.6p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 21.6p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 5.2p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 13.9p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 34.6p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 2.6p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 2.6p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 12.8p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 7.8p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 2p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 46.4p | £37.75 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 16.2p | £13.19 |
| Onions / kg | 2.6p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.7p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1.6p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1.2p | 94.4p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 12.1p | £9.83 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 5.1p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 8.9p | £7.26 |