What things cost in 1981
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1981 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 55p | £3.06 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £3.00 | £16.66 |
| Bananas / kg | 64p | £3.56 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £5.64 | £31.33 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 37p | £2.06 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 40p | £2.22 |
| Carrots / kg | 57p | £3.17 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.27 | £12.61 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.54 | £8.55 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | 96p | £5.33 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 35p | £1.94 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 41p | £2.28 |
| Ham / 113g | 41p | £2.28 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 19p | £1.06 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.03 | £11.28 |
| Onions / kg | 53p | £2.94 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.45 | £8.05 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 38p | £2.11 |
| Tomatoes / kg | 95p | £5.28 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.04 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 10.9p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 23.7p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 17p | 94.3p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 75.3p | £4.18 |