What things cost in 1959
24 items · 8 observed in the public record · 16 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1959 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 11p | £3.69 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 4.6p | £1.54 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 37p | £12.41 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 9.7p | £3.25 |
| Ham / 113g | 91p | £30.51 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 3.3p | £1.11 |
| Onions / kg | 5.5p | £1.84 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7.2p | £2.41 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 51.8p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 12.6p | £4.26 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 33.5p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 82.9p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 6.1p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 6.1p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 30.6p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 18.8p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 4.8p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 38.9p | £13.19 |
| Oranges / each | 1.8p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 3.9p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.8p | 94.2p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 29p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 12.3p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 21.4p | £7.26 |