What things cost in 1986
24 items · 21 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1986 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 75p | £3.19 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £3.81 | £16.23 |
| Bananas / kg | £1.04 | £4.43 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.67 | £11.37 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £6.50 | £27.68 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 43p | £1.83 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 54p | £2.30 |
| Carrots / kg | 57p | £2.43 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.75 | £11.71 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.78 | £7.58 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.46 | £6.22 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 35p | £1.49 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 46p | £1.96 |
| Ham / 113g | 55p | £2.34 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 24p | £1.02 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.47 | £10.52 |
| Onions / kg | 42p | £1.79 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.78 | £7.58 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 47p | £2.00 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 97p | £4.13 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.26 | £5.37 |
| Oranges / each | 14.2p | 60.3p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 30.9p | £1.32 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 22.2p | 94.3p |