| Item
| Cost (pounds £)
|
 Carrots (1kg)
| £0.71
|
 Bananas (1kg)
| £0.93
|
 Sausages(1kg)
| £3.24
|
 Traditional British Beef Mince(400g)
| £2.38
|
Chicken (Approx 1.75Kg)
| £4.00
|
 Milk (568ml/1pint)
| £0.40
|
 Eggs (carton of 6)
| £1.45
|
 Butter Spread(250g)
| £1.22
|
 Fresh Apple Juice (1 litre)
| £1.85
|
 Can of Coco Cocola(330ml)
| £0.60
|
 Fanta (500 ml)
| £0.96
|
 Bread (800g loaf)
| £1.37
|
 Sugar(1Kg)
| £0.79
|
 Raspberry Jam (340g)
| £1.06
|
 Kit Kat chocolate bar (48g)
| £0.48
|
 Shampoo (400ml)
| £3.19
|
 Toothpaste (100ml)
| £0.91
|
| Newspapers
| £0.50
|
| Sandwiches
| £2.50
|
| Meal in a restuarant
| Starters: £4.50 Main: £10.00 Dessert: £4.00
|
| Meal in a cafe
| From 7.00
|
| McDonalds Meal
| £4.50
|
| Fish and chips
| £6.00
|
| Drinks (in a cafe or bar)
| Beer - £2.75 Wine - £3.50 per glass Coffee - £1.30 Coffee Latte - £1.80 Soft drinks - £1.70 Tea - £1.30 Hot Chocolate £1.80
|
| Petrol (gasoline)
| £1.08 per litre
|
| Theatre Ticket
| £24.00
|
| Cinema Ticket
| £8.50 adult £5.50 under 15
|
| Car Hire
| From £40 per day From £120per week
|
| One London tube Journey
| £4.00 each way
|
| London Taxi Journey One mile
| £4.20 - £6.20 Mon - Fri (6am - 8pm) £4.60 - £7.40 8pm - 10pm and weekends
|
| Taxi Journey Between Heathrow and Central London
| £40 - £70
|
| Average annual gas and/or electricity bill
| now approaching £1000
|
| Price of an average house
| £230,000 (£398,476 in London)
|
| Average annual earnings
| £23,486 (NSO 2007)
|