What things cost in 1955
24 items · 8 observed in the public record · 16 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1955 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 12p | £4.67 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 3.1p | £1.21 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 28p | £10.90 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 8.7p | £3.39 |
| Ham / 113g | 90p | £35.04 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 2.9p | £1.13 |
| Onions / kg | 5p | £1.95 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7.3p | £2.84 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 46.2p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 11.2p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 29.9p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 74.1p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 5.5p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 5.5p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 27.3p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 16.8p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 4.3p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 34.7p | £13.18 |
| Oranges / each | 1.6p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.5p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.5p | 94.5p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 25.9p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 11p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 19.1p | £7.26 |