Basket of goods · 2010
What £1, £5 and £10 bought in 2010
£1 in 2010 has the CPI-adjusted purchasing power of £1.64 in 2024. Here's what that money actually bought back then.
Your budget in 2010
| Item | Price in 2010 | £1 buys | £5 buys | £10 buys | £50 buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average regulated rail fare (index (rebased: 100 in 2015)) | £95.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Mac (UK) (1 burger) | £2.29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Cinema ticket (standard adult) | £6.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dozen large eggs (12 large) | £2.20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| Electricity (kWh, dual-fuel) (1 kWh) | £0.12 | 8 | 41 | 83 | 416 |
| First-class stamp (stamp) | £0.41 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 121 |
| Litre of petrol (unleaded) (1 litre) | £1.19 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 42 |
| Loaf of white sliced bread (800g loaf) | £1.14 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 43 |
| Netflix standard subscription (1 month) | £5.99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Pint of beer in a pub (pint, on-licence) | £2.81 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Pint of milk (pint (568ml)) | £0.44 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 113 |
| Weekly family food shop (basket for 2 adults + 2 kids) | £72.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Same money, different era
£10 in 2010 is equivalent to approximately £16.40 in 2024 purchasing power. £100 in 2010 is equivalent to £163.98. That is the "CPI-monetary" view, but the story of individual items is more mixed — some have inflated faster than the overall index, others slower.
Explore the full price history table to see how each item's inflation trajectory compares, or use the inflation calculator for any amount/year combination.
Frequently asked questions
- What did £1 buy in 2010?
- In 2010, £1 bought approximately 0 pint(s) of beer in a pub, 0.8 litres of petrol or about 0 loaves of bread. Full price table above.
- How much inflation between 2010 and 2024?
- Cumulative UK CPI inflation (ONS series D7BT) between 2010 and 2024 is approximately 64%. £1 in 2010 equates to roughly £1.64 in 2024 purchasing power. Individual items have inflated at very different rates — see the price table.
- Which item has inflated most since 2010?
- Among the items tracked here, regulated rail fares, electricity and first-class postage have risen most steeply since 2010. Others — especially large supermarket food — have tracked broadly with overall CPI. Use the basket comparison table to see every item across all years.
- Is this the same data the Bank of England uses?
- Yes — the underlying index is ONS D7BT (UK Consumer Prices Index, All Items). The Bank of England's public inflation calculator uses the same series, so our figures match to within rounding. Individual retail-item prices come from ONS item-level CPI time series plus published sources (RAC Foundation for petrol, Cinema Exhibitors' Association for ticket prices).