Inflation Calculator
An inflation calculator. Enter an amount today, an inflation rate, and years to see how much you'll need later to buy the same thing. Check the future value of today's money and how much purchasing power it loses.
An inflation calculator for the future value of money
The inflation calculator shows how much value money loses as prices rise. Enter an amount today, an expected inflation rate, and a period to instantly see how much you'll need later to buy the same thing, and what today's money will really be worth in the future.
Prices creep up a little every year, so over time the same money buys less. This calculator puts that gap into concrete numbers.
Amount needed later, and purchasing power lost
'Amount needed later' is how much you'd need to buy the same thing in the future. At 3% inflation, in 30 years you'd need about 2.4× today's amount.
'Future value of today's money' is the reverse — what your current money is really worth later. Left uninvested, it loses value each year by the inflation rate, which shows why saving and investing matter.
How to use it
Great for planning like 'how much will I need in retirement to live as I do now?' or 'what's $100k worth in 10 years?' Compare scenarios by trying 2%, 3%, and 4%.
Results are estimates. Real inflation varies year to year and differs a lot by item (food, housing, education), so use it as a reference.