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Dollar Amount
From Year (1913-2026)
To Year (1913-2026)
WWI era
Roaring 20s
Great Depression
Post-WWII
Boomer childhood
Disco era
80s kid
Y2K
Pre-COVID
$100.00 in 1970 has the same buying power as
$840.21
in 2026 dollars
8.4x
Price multiplier
+740.2%
Total inflation
+3.9%
Avg per year
Purchasing Power Comparison
1970
$100.00
Original value
2026
$11.90
1970 dollars in 2026
If you had $100.00 in 1970 and stuffed it in a mattress, it would only buy $11.90 worth of goods in 2026.
Value Timeline
1970: $100.00
1970
1972: $107.73
1974: $127.06
1976: $146.65
1978: $168.04
1980: $212.37
1982: $248.71
1984: $267.78
1986: $282.47
1988: $304.90
1990: $336.86
1992: $361.60
1994: $381.96
1996: $404.38
1998: $420.10
2000: $443.81
2002: $463.66
2004: $486.86
2006: $519.59
2008: $554.90
2010: $562.11
2012: $591.75
2014: $610.05
2016: $618.56
2018: $647.16
2020: $667.01
2022: $754.38
2024: $809.79
2026: $840.21
2026
Decade by Decade
1970
$100.00
1970
+31.1% /decade
$100.00
1980
+112.4% /decade
$212.37
1990
+58.6% /decade
$336.86
2000
+31.8% /decade
$443.81
2010
+26.7% /decade
$562.11
2020
+18.7% /decade
$667.01
2026
$840.21
Price Time Machine
What everyday items cost then vs. now
Loaf of bread
+1260.0%
$0.2500
1970
→
$3.40
2026
Gallon of gas
+886.1%
$0.3600
1970
→
$3.55
2026
New car (average)
+1269.3%
$3,542.00
1970
→
$48,500
2026
Median home price
+2370.6%
$17,000
1970
→
$420,000
2026
Movie ticket
+641.9%
$1.55
1970
→
$11.50
2026
College tuition (annual, public)
+1755.1%
$690.00
1970
→
$12,800
2026
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Did you know? (1970)
A gallon of gas cost $0.36, a movie ticket $1.55.
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