How much did things cost in 1958?

These are some prices of a few items in 1958.

	1958 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	5s 8¼d	£5
Pint of beer (bottled) [*]	2s	£1.80
20 cigarettes [*]	3s 11d	£3.50
Loaf of bread (white, unwrapped) [*]	11d	81p
Loose leaf tea [*] 4oz	1s 8d	£1.50
Sugar 1lb [*]	7½d	56p
Pint of milk [*]	8d	59p
Butter ½lb [*]	1s 5d	£1.30
Cheddar cheese 1lb [*]	2s 5d	£2.10
Margarine 1lb [*]	1s 8d	£1.50
Lard 1lb [*]	1s 6d	£1.30
Eggs 1 dozen [*]	3s 3½d	£2.90
Potatoes lb [*]	4d	30p
Cabbages lb [*]	4d	30p
Onions lb [*]	5½d	41p
Eating apples lb [*]	11d	81p
Oranges lb [*]	1s ½d	89p
Ground coffee 8oz [*]	3s 11d	£3.50
Cocoa lb [*]	4s 6d	£4
Coal - 1cwt [*]	7s 6d	£6.70
Ferguson 17" television (Currys)	66 guineas	£1,200
Bush MB 60 portable valve radio	21 guineas	£390
KB transistor battery portable radio	£23	£410
Qualcast Panther push lawn mower	£8 15s 9d	£160
The Daily Mirror newspaper	2½d	19p
Average house price	£2,058	£37,000
Ford Anglia car	£571	£10,000
English Electric refrigerator	59 guineas	£1,100
Reliant washing machine	£22	£390
Goblin vacuum cleaner	14 guineas	£260

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 1958 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1958

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