What things cost in 1941
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1941 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.5p | £1.10 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 12p | £8.80 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 2.7p | £1.98 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1.8p | £1.32 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 3.7p | £2.71 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 6.2p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 23.9p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 5.8p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 15.5p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 38.3p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 2.8p | £2.08 |
| Carrots / kg | 2.8p | £2.08 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 14.1p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 8.7p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 2.2p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 51.5p | £37.75 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 18p | £13.18 |
| Onions / kg | 2.9p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.8p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1.8p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1.3p | 94.6p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 13.4p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 5.7p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 9.9p | £7.25 |