Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide AdBut how do food prices today compare with the 60s, 70s 80s and early noughties? Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide AdHow has the average salary changed? In April 1960, average weekly earnings in the UK were £14.10, according to Hansard, based on a 48-hour week. Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide AdEggsA dozen eggs cost on average 29.5p in 1960, 23.2p in 1970, 72p in 1980, £1.68 in 2000, and £3.31 in January 2025. Advertisement Hide AdAdvertisement Hide AdHow hard are you finding it to make ends meet, and what goods in particular do you find are much more expensive than they used to be?