What things cost in 1978
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1978 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 59p | £4.92 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £2.23 | £18.58 |
| Bananas / kg | 50p | £4.17 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £4.05 | £33.75 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 26p | £2.17 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 28p | £2.33 |
| Carrots / kg | 36p | £3.00 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £1.52 | £12.66 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.23 | £10.25 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 99p | £8.25 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 19p | £1.58 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 36p | £3.00 |
| Ham / 113g | 32p | £2.67 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 13p | £1.08 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £1.50 | £12.50 |
| Onions / kg | 27p | £2.25 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.09 | £9.08 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 27p | £2.25 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 88p | £7.33 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £1.36 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 7.2p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 15.8p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 11.3p | 94.3p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 50.2p | £4.18 |