Pound Power
20s - 7.5 litres of Petrol, 120 First Class Stamps, 12 loaves of bread
Sources:
AA,
PR Newswire,
Ask.co.uk
30s - 22.71 litres of Petrol, 26 Bars of Soap, 20 cinema tickets
Sources:
AA,
Black Country Living Museum
40s - 15.52 litres of Petrol, 96 First Class Stamps, 12 pints of beer
Sources:
AA,
PR Newswire,
Sheffield Forum
50s - 10.22 litres of Petrol, 26 Pints of milk, 80 First Class Stamps
Sources:
AA,
Plumbs Dairy,
PR Newswire
60s - 6.44 litres of Petrol, 22 loaves of bread, 15 pints of milk
Sources:
AA,
Guardian
70s - 48 eggs, 4.54 litres of Petrol, 22 First Class Stamps
Sources:
Guardian,
AA,
PR Newswire
80s - 6 First Class Stamps, 5 pints of milk, 2.27 litres of Petrol
Sources:
PR Newswire,
BBC,
AA
90s - 4 First Class Stamps, 1.44 litres of Petrol, 2 loaves of sliced bread
Sources:
PR Newswire,
Guardian,
This is Money
00s - 1.02 litres of Petrol, 3 First Class Stamps, 2.8 pints of milk
Sources:
Guardian,
BBC
10s - 0.6 litres of Petrol, 1 and a half tins of baked beans, 150mg of crisps
Sources:
The Sun,
Metro,
Torquay International School
Currently a £ will buy you:
Panama - 3 Pints of beer
India - 6 Kit Kats
Philippines - 1 Haircut
Costa Rica - 1 Pineapple
Italy - 1 Kg Spaghetti
Thailand - 3 cans of coca cola
Sources:
Pintprice.com,
Liligo.com
