How much did things cost in 1957?

These are some prices of a few items in 1957.

	1957 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	5s 1d	£4.60
Pint of beer (bottled) [*]	2s	£1.80
20 cigarettes [*]	3s 11d	£3.60
Loaf of bread (white, unwrapped) [*]	11d	84p
Loose leaf tea [*] 4oz	1s 8½d	£1.60
Sugar 1lb [*]	7d	53p
Pint of milk [*]	8d	61p
Butter ½lb [*]	1s 8d	£1.50
Cheddar cheese 1lb [*]	2s ½d	£1.80
Margarine 1lb [*]	1s 9d	£1.60
Lard 1lb [*]	1s 7½d	£1.50
Eggs 1 dozen [*]	3s	£2.70
Potatoes lb [*]	3d	23p
Cabbages lb [*]	4d	30p
Onions lb [*]	6d	46p
Eating apples lb [*]	1s	91p
Oranges lb [*]	1s 1d	99p
Ground coffee 8oz [*]	4s 2d	£3.80
Cocoa lb [*]	4s 6d	£4.10
Coal - 1cwt [*]	7s 5½d	£6.80
Bush TV63 14" television	64 guineas	£1,200
Ekco U819 table radio	20 guineas	£380
The Daily Mirror newspaper	2d to 2½d	15p to 19p
Average house price	£2,030	£37,000
Ford Anglia car	£571	£10,000
Morphy-Richards Astral refrigerator	£66 3s	£1,200
English Electric Big washing machine	66 guineas	£1,300

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 1957 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1957

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