How much did things cost in 1954?

These are some prices of a few items in 1954.

	1954 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	4s 6½d	£4.80
Pint of beer	1s 10d (bottled) [*]	£1.90
20 cigarettes [*]	3s 7d	£3.80
Loaf of bread (white, unwrapped) [*]	7½d	66p
Loose leaf tea [*] 4oz	1s 7¼d	£1.70
Sugar 1lb [*]	7½d	66p
Pint of milk [*]	7d	61p
Butter ½lb [*]	1s 10½d	£2
Cheddar cheese 1lb [*]	2s ½d	£2.10
Margarine 1lb [*]	1s 9d	£1.80
Lard 1lb [*]	2s ½d	£2.10
Eggs 1 dozen [*]	4s	£4.20
Potatoes lb [*]	2d	17p
Cabbages lb [*]	3½d	31p
Onions lb [*]	4¼d	37p
Eating apples lb [*]	11¼d	98p
Oranges lb [*]	1s	£1
Cocoa lb [*]	4s 6d	£4.70
Coal - 1cwt [*]	5s 9d	£6
Ferranti 17" television	75 guineas	£1,700
Ekco A160 radio in walnut cabinet	£26	£550
Qualcast Commando power lawn mower	£29 15s	£620
The Daily Mirror newspaper	1½d	13p
Average house price	£1,863	£39,000
Ford Anglia car	£511	£11,000
Astral refrigerator	£44 18s	£940
Hoover washing machine	£46 2s 8d	£970
Filler Vx1 De luxe vacuum cleaner	£27 3s	£570

Some shops priced more expensive items in guineas. A guinea is one pound and one shilling or £1.05.

The inflation adjusted prices are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

For a comparison of prices in 1954 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1954

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