What things cost in 1979
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1979 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 48p | £3.59 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £2.47 | £18.48 |
| Bananas / kg | 53p | £3.97 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £4.78 | £35.77 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 30p | £2.24 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 32p | £2.39 |
| Carrots / kg | 44p | £3.29 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £1.83 | £13.69 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.37 | £10.25 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.03 | £7.71 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 24p | £1.80 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 36p | £2.69 |
| Ham / 113g | 35p | £2.62 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 15p | £1.12 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £1.76 | £13.17 |
| Onions / kg | 31p | £2.32 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.19 | £8.90 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 31p | £2.32 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 93p | £6.96 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £1.52 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 8.1p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 17.6p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 12.6p | 94.4p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 55.9p | £4.18 |