Inflation & Consumer Prices Calculator

See how inflation affects the price of goods or services over time.

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20 years

Future Price

Future Price$164
Price Increase$64
Percent Increase63.9%
$100 Today Will Buy$61

In 20 years, $100 today will only have the purchasing power of $61.03.

How it works›

Model and assumptions. Compounds prices by (1 + inflation rate)^years and discounts nominal amounts by the same factor to express purchasing power. Inflation is held constant; the estimate does not predict a particular household basket or future price index.OpenStax: time value of moneyOpenStax: annuity formulas