What things cost in 1954
24 items · 8 observed in the public record · 16 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1954 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 10p | £4.06 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 3.1p | £1.26 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 23p | £9.33 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 8.6p | £3.49 |
| Ham / 113g | 75p | £30.43 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 2.9p | £1.18 |
| Onions / kg | 4.8p | £1.95 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7p | £2.84 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 43.9p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 10.6p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 28.4p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 70.3p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 5.2p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 5.2p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 25.9p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 16p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 4.1p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 33p | £13.18 |
| Oranges / each | 1.5p | 60.4p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.3p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.4p | 94.4p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 24.6p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 10.5p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 18.2p | £7.26 |