What things cost in 1942
24 items · 5 observed in the public record · 19 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1942 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 1.5p | £1.03 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 12p | £8.22 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 3.1p | £2.12 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 1.8p | £1.23 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 2.8p | £1.92 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 6.6p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 25.6p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 6.2p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 16.6p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 41p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 3p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 3p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 15.2p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 9.3p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 2.4p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 55.1p | £37.75 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 19.3p | £13.19 |
| Onions / kg | 3.1p | £2.13 |
| Oranges / each | 0.9p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 1.9p | £1.31 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1.4p | 94.5p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 14.4p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 6.1p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 10.6p | £7.26 |