How much did things cost in 1959?

These are some prices of a few items in 1959.

	1959 price	Inflation adjusted
Pint of beer (bottled) [*]	1s 10d	£1.60
20 cigarettes [*]	3s 11d	£3.50
Loaf of bread (white, unwrapped) [*]	11d	81p
Loose leaf te a [*] 4oz	1s 8d	£1.50
Sugar 1lb [*]	8d	59p
Pint of milk [*]	8d	59p
Butter ½lb [*]	2s 2d	£1.90
Cheddar cheese 1lb [*]	3s 5d	£3
Margarine 1lb [*]	1s 8½d	£1.50
Lard 1lb [*]	1s 4½d	£1.20
Eggs 1 dozen [*]	2s 3½d	£2
Potatoes lb [*]	3½d	26p
Cabbages lb [*]	5½d	40p
Onions lb [*]	6d	44p
Eating apples lb [*]	1s	88p
Oranges lb [*]	1s	88p
Ground coffee 8oz [*]	3s 9d	£3.30
Cocoa lb [*]	4s 6d	£4
Coal - 1cwt [*]	7s 6d	£6.60
Ekco 17" television	65 guineas	£1,200
Cossor 1300T transistor radio	18½ guineas	£340
Qualcast Panther push lawn mower	£8 12s 6d	£150
The Daily Mirror newspaper	2½d	18p
Average house price	£2,124	£37,000
Ford Anglia car	£589	£10,000
Candy Bi-Matic Twin Tub washing machine	85 guineas	£1,600
Vactric vacuum cleaner	7 guineas	£130
Bic Crystal ballpoint pen	1s	88p

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 1959 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1959

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