What things cost in 1956
24 items · 8 observed in the public record · 16 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1956 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 11p | £4.07 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 4.4p | £1.63 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 35p | £12.95 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 9.2p | £3.40 |
| Ham / 113g | 87p | £32.20 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 3.1p | £1.15 |
| Onions / kg | 5.6p | £2.07 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7.3p | £2.70 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 48.5p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 11.8p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 31.3p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 77.6p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 5.7p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 5.7p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 28.7p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 17.6p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 4.5p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 36.4p | £13.18 |
| Oranges / each | 1.7p | 60.1p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.6p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.6p | 94.5p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 27.2p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 11.6p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 20.1p | £7.26 |