What things cost in 1998
24 items · 24 observed in the public record
| Item | In 1998 | Today's money |
|---|---|---|
| Apples, dessert / kg | £1.12 | £2.85 |
| Bacon, gammon / kg | £5.69 | £14.50 |
| Bananas / kg | £1.08 | £2.75 |
| Beef mince, home-killed / kg | £3.88 | £9.89 |
| Beef, home-killed, rump steak / kg | £8.64 | £22.02 |
| Bread, white loaf, sliced / 800g | 52p | £1.33 |
| Bread, white loaf, unwrapped / 800g | 71p | £1.81 |
| Carrots / kg | 70p | £1.78 |
| Cheddar cheese / kg | £4.98 | £12.69 |
| Chicken, roasting, oven-ready, fresh / kg | £2.23 | £5.68 |
| Coffee, instant / 100g | £2.10 | £5.35 |
| Diesel, ultra-low sulphur / litre | 67p | £1.71 |
| Flour, self-raising / 1.5kg | 61p | £1.55 |
| Ham / 113g | 86p | £2.19 |
| Milk, pasteurised / pint | 34p | 86.7p |
| Mushrooms / kg | £3.00 | £7.65 |
| Onions / kg | 84p | £2.14 |
| Oranges / each | 21p | 53.5p |
| Petrol, unleaded / litre | 66p | £1.68 |
| Potatoes, old white / kg | 66p | £1.68 |
| Sausages, pork / kg | £2.97 | £7.57 |
| Sugar, granulated / kg | 67p | £1.71 |
| Tea bags / 250g | £1.56 | £3.98 |
| Tomatoes / kg | £1.06 | £2.70 |