How much did things cost in 1961?

These are some prices of a few items in 1961.

	1961 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	4s 11d	£4.20
Pint of beer	2s ½d	£1.70
20 cigarettes	4s 6d	£3.80
Pint of milk	8d	56p
Large loaf of bread	1s 1½d	95p
Cossor CR1602 reel-to-reel tape recorder	£38 17s	£660
17" GEC black & white TV (Currys)	49 guineas	£870
Morphy-Richards hair drier	£3 10s 8d	£60
The Daily Mirror newspaper	2½d to 3d	18p to 21p
Average house price	£2,440	£41,000
Britvic orange juice - 6 fl. oz. can	10-11d	71-78p
Ford Anglia car	£606	£10,000
Tricity Kitchen Cold Junior refrigerator	48 guineas	£850
Creda Mercury Super Four - electric cooker	£61 19s	£1,100
Flatley 104 washing machine with wringer	£17 17s	£300
Boots Cologne bath size soap	9d	64p
Nescafé instant coffee (2oz tin)	2s 10d	£2.40
Men's nylon shirt (St. Michael) from Marks & Spencer	£1 15s 11d	£30
Chips - 6 pence worth or 1 shilling's worth	6d or 1s	42p or 85p
Tri-ang Scalextric GP3 model car racing track	£8 18s	£150

The cost of buying a house on a mortgage was 6% in 1961. [1]

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 1961 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1961

References

[1] 'Loans for Houses' published in Which? by the Consumers' Association, April 1961