Cost of fish and chips soars by 19% to £9 as pub lunches rise to £11.05 and a pizza now costs £9.75 – how much has YOUR favourite takeaway risen by?
- Takeaway burger goes up 17% in a year (64p to £4.35), according to ONS data
- Annual 17% rise also reported on takeaway chicken and chips (up 89p to £6.18)
Fish and chips has seen the biggest annual price rise of any takeaway meal after it soared by 19 per cent or £1.44 to an average of £9, official data revealed.
The next biggest rises in takeaway meals were 17 per cent both for a burger – up 64p to £4.35; and chicken and chips – up 89p to £6.18, from March 2022 to March 2023.
The figures emerged as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) launched a new tool to show how much everyday items have increased during the cost-of-living crisis.
The data revealed a 13 per cent average increase in the price of fast food and takeaway services – below the 19 per cent rise in groceries over the same period.
| PRODUCT | MARCH 2022 PRICE | MARCH 2023 PRICE | ANNUAL RISE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeaway fish & chips | £7.56 | £9.00 | 19% |
| Takeaway chicken & chips | £5.30 | £6.18 | 17% |
| Takeaway or eat-in burger | £3.71 | £4.35 | 17% |
| Takeaway cooked pastry | £1.29 | £1.48 | 15% |
| Takeaway kebab | £6.03 | £6.84 | 14% |
| Takeaway or delivery pizza | £8.61 | £9.75 | 13% |
| Pub hot meal | £9.79 | £11.05 | 13% |
| Muffin/individual cake | £2.24 | £2.52 | 13% |
| Restaurant main course | £12.88 | £14.40 | 12% |
| Liqueur | £3.17 | £3.51 | 11% |
| Takeaway cold sandwich | £2.41 | £2.67 | 11% |
| Takeaway coffee | £2.71 | £3.00 | 11% |
| Bottled mineral water | £1.91 | £2.13 | 11% |
| In store cafeteria meal | £7.91 | £8.77 | 11% |
| Vodka | £3.50 | £3.85 | 10% |
| Gin | £3.48 | £3.82 | 10% |
| Takeaway tea | £1.68 | £1.86 | 10% |
| Indian takeaway, main-course | £8.25 | £9.05 | 10% |
| Chinese takeaway, main-course | £6.15 | £6.76 | 10% |
| Takeaway soft drink | £1.48 | £1.63 | 10% |
| Restaurant cup of coffee | £2.64 | £2.90 | 10% |
| Restaurant sweet course | £5.89 | £6.46 | 10% |
| Draught premium lager (4.3-7.5%) | £4.44 | £4.85 | 9% |
| Bottled premium lager (4.3-7.5%) | £3.80 | £4.14 | 9% |
| Fruit juice | £2.47 | £2.69 | 9% |
| Whiskey | £3.56 | £3.86 | 8% |
| Crisps (eating out) | £1.05 | £1.13 | 8% |
| Draught bitter | £3.54 | £3.79 | 7% |
| Draught stout | £4.22 | £4.52 | 7% |
| Draught lager (3.4-4.2%) | £3.96 | £4.24 | 7% |
| Cider (4.5-5.5%) | £4.19 | £4.50 | 7% |
| Bottle of wine | £19.69 | £21.13 | 7% |
| Lemonade/Cola on tap | £2.26 | £2.41 | 7% |
| Bottle of mixer | £1.64 | £1.72 | 5% |
| Secondary school (cafeteria) | £2.41 | £2.52 | 4% |
| Primary school meal (fixed charges) | £2.32 | £2.38 | 3% |
Three in ten of the fast food and takeaway items in the ONS tool saw an average price increase of 15 per cent or more; while products from restaurants, cafes and what is described as ‘dancing establishments’ rose 10 per cent.
And the price of a takeaway or delivery pizza has gone up by an average of 13 per cent to £8.61 to £9.75 over the past year.
Going to the pub has also risen in the last year, with the price of a pub hot meal increasing 13 per cent, or £1.25, to an average of £11.05 in March 2023.
Also at the pub, a liqueur – a definition which covers an ‘alcoholic drink such as orange and amaretto liqueur’ – was up 11 per cent, an average increase of 34p to £3.51 per 30ml.
Meanwhile vodka was up 10 per cent – an average increase of 35p to £3.85 per 30ml; and gin was up 10 per cent – an average increase of 34p up to £3.82 per 30ml.
The ONS said the new comparison tool allows Britons to select from more than 450 items, ranging from cheddar cheese to MOTs, to track their own inflation.
Around 95 per cent of the items used in the tool have seen their price increase in the year to March 2023.
The data, which uses the CPIH (Consumer Prices Index including Housing) measure of inflation, highlights stark jumps in the cost of groceries and eating out.
Over the year, 60 grocery products used in the tool saw prices jump by 20 per cent or more, including five items that rose by 40 per cent or more.
The price of cheddar cheese jumped by 42 per cent for the year, while white sliced bread saw a 29 per cent price increase.
Meanwhile, the cost of a fry up – sausages, bacon, eggs, baked beans and toast – leapt by 24 per cent.
It comes after UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation peaked at 11.1 per cent late last year and food prices continued to soar.
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: ‘The supermarket shop is an increasingly painful experience for all of us, and you’re not safe in the local takeaway or the pub either.
‘This new tool reveals the really horrible price rises that are laying waste to our budgets, and forcing us to cut back or give up on some of the treats we love the most.’
Healthcare products also jumped in price, with the figures showing a 24 per cent jump in the price of cold and flu medication.
A raft of clothing items also increased significantly, with the price of children’s sport trainers leaping by 33 per cent to an average of £34.48.
Meanwhile, the price of infant trousers increased 22 per cent against the previous year.
