Everything seems so expensive today, with the cost of living having soared in recent years.
But how do prices today compare with those half a century ago.
We’ve put together a list of some of the everyday goods and services you could get for less than a fiver in the 70s, yet would set you back much more today.
We’ve attempted to compare prices like-for-like, without taking into account inflation.
According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, goods and services costing £5 back in 1971 would cost around £64 today.
Some things are much cheaper today, allowing for inflation, than they were in the 70s, like TVs, washing machines and, in many cases, clothes.
But the costs of many other goods and services have soared much faster than inflation, easily outstripping the growth in wages, with house prices being one obvious example
What do you find more expensive today, and what do you think is better value than it used to be?
13. A pair of shoes
In 1971, you could get a good quality pair of women's shoes from M&S for around £2.25. Today, you can get an equivalent pair of smart leather shoes from M&S from about £28, though that's in the sale. | Getty Images Photo: Peter King/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive