Inflation calculator
Savings & investing
Inflation calculator
What will today's spending cost in the future?
Example values are filled in. Replace them with your own.
Example calculation
Future equivalent: USD 11,592.74.
Future equivalent
USD 11,592.74
Purchasing power
USD 8,626.09
Compare future costs and the purchasing power of an unchanged amount.
Use the same currency for all amounts. Taxes and fees are excluded unless an explicit field is provided.
See formula and assumptions
Future equivalent = current amount × (1 + inflation)^years; purchasing power divides by the same factor.
- Starting amount
- The amount you start with, before interest or growth.
- Yearly price increase
- For 20%, enter 20 without the % sign.
- Term (years)
- Example: 5. Check the time unit in the label.