What things cost in 1949
24 items · 6 observed in the public record · 18 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1949 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 2.3p | £1.20 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 13p | £6.78 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 4.5p | £2.35 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 2.1p | £1.10 |
| Onions / kg | 3.9p | £2.03 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 4.6p | £2.40 |
| Apples, dessert / kg | 8.8p | £4.52 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 34.3p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 8.3p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 22.2p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 54.9p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 4.1p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 4.1p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 20.3p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 12.5p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 3.2p | £1.62 |
| Ham / 113g | 73.8p | £37.75 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 25.8p | £13.19 |
| Oranges / each | 1.2p | 60.4p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 2.6p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 1.8p | 94.2p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 19.2p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 8.2p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 14.2p | £7.26 |