What things cost in 1987
24 items · 21 observed in the public record · 3 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1987 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 84p | £3.43 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £3.97 | £16.23 |
| Bananas / kg | £1.06 | £4.33 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.62 | £10.71 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £6.56 | £26.81 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 43p | £1.76 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 55p | £2.25 |
| Carrots / kg | 64p | £2.62 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £2.75 | £11.24 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.78 | £7.28 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.36 | £5.56 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 33p | £1.38 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 47p | £1.92 |
| Ham / 113g | 57p | £2.33 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 25p | £1.02 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.64 | £10.79 |
| Onions / kg | 57p | £2.33 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.81 | £7.40 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 49p | £2.00 |
| Tea bags / 250g | 95p | £3.88 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.17 | £4.78 |
| Oranges / each | 14.7p | 60.1p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 34p | £1.39 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 25p | £1.02 |