What things cost in 1985
24 items · 19 observed in the public record · 5 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1985 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 75p | £3.27 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £3.79 | £16.54 |
| Bananas / kg | £1.01 | £4.41 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £6.41 | £27.98 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 40p | £1.75 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 48p | £2.10 |
| Carrots / kg | 66p | £2.88 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.75 | £12.00 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.78 | £7.77 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.42 | £6.20 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 43p | £1.88 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 43p | £1.88 |
| Ham / 113g | 53p | £2.31 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 23p | £1.00 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.38 | £10.39 |
| Onions / kg | 44p | £1.92 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.72 | £7.51 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 48p | £2.10 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.21 | £5.28 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.60 | £11.34 |
| Oranges / each | 13.8p | 60.2p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 30.2p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 21.6p | 94.3p |
| Tea bags / 250g | 95.8p | £4.18 |