What things cost in 1961
24 items · 8 observed in the public record · 16 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1961 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 17p | £5.61 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 5.3p | £1.75 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | 31p | £10.23 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 9.6p | £3.17 |
| Ham / 113g | 88p | £29.03 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 3.3p | £1.09 |
| Onions / kg | 5.6p | £1.85 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 7.2p | £2.38 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | 54.4p | £17.55 |
| Bananas / kg | 13.2p | £4.25 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | 35.1p | £11.34 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | 87.1p | £28.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 6.4p | £2.07 |
| Carrots / kg | 6.4p | £2.07 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | 32.1p | £10.37 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 19.8p | £6.38 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 5p | £1.62 |
| Mushrooms / kg | 40.8p | £13.18 |
| Oranges / each | 1.9p | 60.4p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 4.1p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 2.9p | 94.3p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | 30.5p | £9.84 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 13p | £4.18 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 22.5p | £7.26 |