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What things cost in 1980

19 items · 16 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated

ItemIn 1980Today's money
Apples, dessert / kg59p£3.64
Bananas / kg62p£3.82
Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g34p£2.10
Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g37p£2.28
Carrots / kg51p£3.14
Cheddar cheese / kg£2.09£12.89
Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg£1.48£9.13
Coffee, instant / 100g£1.03£6.35
Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre30p£1.85
Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg39p£2.40
Ham / 113g41p£2.53
Milk, pasteurised / pint17p£1.05
Onions / kg44p£2.71
Sausages, pork / kg£1.34£8.26
Sugar, granulated / kg35p£2.16
Tomatoes / kg88p£5.43
Beef mince, home-killed / kg£1.83£11.31
Oranges / each9.7p60.1p
Petrol, unleaded / litre21.3p£1.31
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