7 surprising things you could buy for less than £10 in the 1970s - and their shocking prices now

It was easier than ever to go out drinking with friends in the 70s, with a whole round coming in at under £10, but several spirits were also surprisingly cheap. Back then, if you only had £2.50 in your pocket, you could walk away with a nice bottle of whisky. Nowadays, you can expect to be paying around £16 for a cheap bottle.

People have been paying the TV licence for the BBC since 1946, and it has increased several times since its introduction. Back in the 1970s, there were two versions of the TV licence, one for colour TV and the other for black and white TV, with the latter being the cheapest. At the start of the decade, it stood at just £6. Today, you would be paying £57.

When it came to Christmas, back in the 70s you could manage to get the main turkey for less than a tenner, even if you left the purchase all the way up to Christmas Day. However, that price has been going up, and now a large turkey could set you back around £35.

Depending on the coverage that you needed for your car during the decade, a year's coverage from the AA would only set you back between £3 and £5 in the 70s. Today, that has risen to around £67 or £72.

Whisky wasn't the only alcohol you could buy for a low price back then, as a bottle of vintage French champagne would only be setting you back around £3 and £5 at the time. You can expect this to set you back £60 now.

Home electronics really took off in the 70s, and it became easier than ever to start enjoying a cup of tea thanks to electric kettles. One of the biggest brands of the time was Russell Hobbs, and at the start of the decade, this would only cost people £9.27. Today, an electric kettle could set you back up to £20.

The cameras of the 70s weren't like the ones we have nowadays, still relying on film as opposed to digital storage, and depending on the model, you could nab a Kodak camera for just £5. Today, camera costs still vary, but some are as low as £24.