What things cost in 1957
19 items · 8 observed in the public record · 11 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1957 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 13p | £4.60 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 4.6p | £1.63 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 23p | £8.14 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 9.7p | £3.43 |
| Ham / 113g | 82p | £29.02 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 3.3p | £1.17 |
| Onions / kg | 5.3p | £1.88 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 6.5p | £2.30 |
| Bananas / kg | 12.1p | £4.24 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 32.4p | £11.30 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 5.9p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 5.9p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 29.6p | £10.34 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 18.2p | £6.36 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 4.6p | £1.61 |
| Oranges / each | 1.7p | 60.1p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.8p | £1.31 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 28.1p | £9.81 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 20.7p | £7.23 |