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What would it cost to buy something today that cost £9 in 1963?

My mother bought a hat for our wedding in 1963 which cost her £9. It practically cost as much as my dress! What would be the equivalent price today.

Public Comments

1. nothing
2. About £350-400
3. Estimating that £9 was a week's wages in 1963. Today's wages £250 estimated.
4. As a general rule, a shilling (5p) in the early 1960s is equivalent to £1 today. So a £9 hat would be the equivalent of £180 in today's money. The comparison doesn't necessarily apply to everything. The computer we had at my college cost tens of thousands of pounds - or about ten years' salary for a lecturer. My phone is more powerful.
5. i think $250, but you should checkout if it does not have some historical element if so it can cost more.
6. If you apply the increases in the Retail Prices Index (RPI) from Feb. 1963 to date, the equivalent of £9.00 in 1963 is £125 today. NB. RPI has been rebalanced 3 times since 1963, hence why 3 separate calcs; 191.8/102.7 x 9.00 = £16.81 394.5/108.5 x 16.49 = £59.96 212.9/101.9 x 59.96 = £125.27