What things cost in 1988
24 items · 22 observed in the public record · 2 inflation-estimated
| Item | In 1988 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | 77p | £3.01 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £4.16 | £16.26 |
| Bananas / kg | £1.06 | £4.14 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £2.89 | £11.29 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £6.92 | £27.04 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 46p | £1.80 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 59p | £2.31 |
| Carrots / kg | 66p | £2.58 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £3.00 | £11.72 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £1.74 | £6.80 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £1.32 | £5.16 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 34p | £1.33 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 52p | £2.03 |
| Ham / 113g | 59p | £2.31 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 26p | £1.02 |
| Mushrooms / kg | £2.73 | £10.67 |
| Onions / kg | 59p | £2.31 |
| Oranges / each | 15p | 58.6p |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £1.92 | £7.50 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 54p | £2.11 |
| Tea bags / 250g | £1.00 | £3.91 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.28 | £5.00 |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 35.6p | £1.39 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 25.8p | £1.01 |