What things cost in 1980
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1980 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 59p | £3.65 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £2.84 | £17.56 |
| Bananas / kg | 62p | £3.83 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £5.22 | £32.28 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 34p | £2.10 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 37p | £2.29 |
| Carrots / kg | 51p | £3.15 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.09 | £12.92 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.48 | £9.15 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.03 | £6.37 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 30p | £1.86 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 39p | £2.41 |
| Ham / 113g | 41p | £2.54 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 17p | £1.05 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.03 | £12.55 |
| Onions / kg | 44p | £2.72 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.34 | £8.29 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 35p | £2.16 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 88p | £5.44 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £1.83 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 9.7p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 21.3p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 15.3p | 94.3p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 67.6p | £4.18 |