What things cost in 1984
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1984 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 75p | £3.50 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £3.61 | £16.86 |
| Bananas / kg | 86p | £4.02 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £6.39 | £29.84 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 38p | £1.77 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 46p | £2.15 |
| Carrots / kg | 59p | £2.75 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.58 | £12.05 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.72 | £8.03 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.27 | £5.93 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 38p | £1.77 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 43p | £2.01 |
| Ham / 113g | 51p | £2.38 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 22p | £1.03 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.38 | £11.11 |
| Onions / kg | 73p | £3.41 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.67 | £7.80 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 48p | £2.24 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.01 | £4.72 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.43 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 12.9p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 28.2p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 20.2p | 94.3p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 89.6p | £4.18 |