Inflation Adjusted Price
Adjust an old price for inflation to today's dollars.
About Inflation Adjusted Price
Compounding inflation over the years raises the historical price to today's equivalent purchasing power. Inflation compounds, so the same item costs far more decades later even at modest annual rates.
Formula
Inflation Adjusted Price
Adjusted = historical x (1 + inflation)^years
- inflation
- The assumed average annual price growth
Worked example
With the default values below, Inflation Adjusted Price returns Adjusted Price of $153.54. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Historical price
- 100
- Historical yearaccepts 1,900–2,200
- 2,010
- Current yearaccepts 1,900–2,200
- 2,025
- Average annual inflationaccepts 0–20 %
- 2.9 %
Results
- Adjusted Price
- $153.54
- Total Inflation
- 0.54%
- Years
- 15
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Inflation Adjusted Price
- 3Adjusted Price= 153.54
- 4Total Inflation= 0.54
- 5Years= 15
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take tax or fees or charges into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Inflation Adjusted Price calculated?
Adjusted = historical x (1 + inflation)^years Compounding inflation over the years raises the historical price to today's equivalent purchasing power.
Why does Inflation Adjusted Price matter?
Inflation compounds, so the same item costs far more decades later even at modest annual rates.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Historical price, Historical year, Current year, Average annual inflation. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.