How much did things cost in 1975?
These are the prices of some items from 1975:
| 1975 price | Inflation adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallon of petrol | 73p | £4.80 | |
| Bottle of whisky (Haig) (Key Markets) | £3.39 | £22 | |
| Bottle of sherry (Harvey's Bristol Cream) (Fine Fare) | £1.69 | £10.25 | |
| Watneys Party 4 (Peter Dominic) | 85p | £5.60 | |
| Watneys Party 7 (Peter Dominic) | £1.35 | £8.90 | |
| Pint of beer | 28p | £1.80 | |
| 20 cigarettes | 42p | £2.80 | |
| Pint of milk | 7p | 46p | |
| Large loaf of bread | 15p | 98p | |
| 22" Ultra colour TV (Currys) | £259.00 | £1,700 | |
| 20" Ferguson black & white TV (Currys) | £74.95 | £490 | |
| Daily Mirror newspaper | 5p | 33p | |
| Average house price | £11,000.00 | £72,000 | |
| ½lb Lurpack butter (Safeway) | 14p | 92p | |
| Nescafé 4oz coffee (Tesco) | 35p | £2.30 | |
| Can of coke (Tesco) | 7½p | 49p | |
| Ford Cortina car | £1765.00 | £12,000 | |
| Indesit fridge-freezer (Currys) | £109.95 | £720 | |
| Hotpoint Supermatic twin tub washing machine (Currys) | £122.95 | £810 | |
| Hoover Automatic Deluxe washing machine (Currys) | £145.95 | £960 | |
| Golden Wonder crisps | 8p | 52p | |
| One dozen large white eggs | 38p | £2.50 | |
| 1lb Stork soft margarine (Key Markets) | 20p | £1.30 | |
| Jacobs Cream Crackers (Sainsbury's) | 13p | 85p | |
| Stewed steak dinner at a transport cafe [1] | 40-50p | £2.64-£3.28 |
Average weekly wages
- Full-time manual worker - male (aged 21 and over) £60.00
References:
[1] From the documentry 'Jaywalking Takes A Lift - Day in the life of a lorry driver' shown on ATV in 1975
Notes:
The inflation adjusted prices are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
For a comparison of prices in 1975 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1975
By Steven Braggs, updated May 2022
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A manual worker would be lucky to earn £25-£30 per week. Graduates might earn £30 per week and PhD workers would start on £60 per week
You've got the wages wrong , I was a research student in 1975 doing a PhD and the going wage for a graduate was £1500 per annum and a PhD would start on £3000. A manual worker would be lucky to earn £25 to £30 per week in those days