What things cost in 1953
24 items · 8 observed in the public record · 16 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1953 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 11p | £4.52 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 3.1p | £1.27 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 24p | £9.86 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 9p | £3.70 |
| Ham / 113g | 77p | £31.63 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 2.9p | £1.19 |
| Onions / kg | 4.3p | £1.77 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7p | £2.88 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 43.6p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 10.6p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 28.2p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 69.8p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 5.2p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 5.2p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 25.8p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 15.8p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 4p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 32.7p | £13.19 |
| Oranges / each | 1.5p | 60.4p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.3p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.3p | 94.2p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 24.4p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 10.4p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 18p | £7.26 |