What things cost in 1983
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1983 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 70p | £3.44 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £3.37 | £16.54 |
| Bananas / kg | 82p | £4.03 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £6.32 | £31.03 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 38p | £1.87 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 44p | £2.16 |
| Carrots / kg | 64p | £3.14 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.53 | £12.42 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.63 | £8.00 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.05 | £5.15 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 37p | £1.82 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 41p | £2.01 |
| Ham / 113g | 49p | £2.41 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 21p | £1.03 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.29 | £11.24 |
| Onions / kg | 35p | £1.72 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.63 | £8.00 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 46p | £2.26 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.06 | £5.20 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.31 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 12.3p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 26.8p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 19.2p | 94.3p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 85.2p | £4.18 |