Inflation Buying Power Table
Each cell shows what $100 of today's money will buy after that many years. Inflation compounds too.
At 3% for 30 years, $100 buys what $41 buys today.
| Years | 2% | 2.5% | 3% | 3.5% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | $90.57 | $88.39 | $86.26 | $84.20 | $82.19 | $78.35 | $74.73 |
| 10 | $82.03 | $78.12 | $74.41 | $70.89 | $67.56 | $61.39 | $55.84 |
| 15 | $74.30 | $69.05 | $64.19 | $59.69 | $55.53 | $48.10 | $41.73 |
| 20 | $67.30 | $61.03 | $55.37 | $50.26 | $45.64 | $37.69 | $31.18 |
| 25 | $60.95 | $53.94 | $47.76 | $42.31 | $37.51 | $29.53 | $23.30 |
| 30 | $55.21 | $47.67 | $41.20 | $35.63 | $30.83 | $23.14 | $17.41 |
| 40 | $45.29 | $37.24 | $30.66 | $25.26 | $20.83 | $14.20 | $9.72 |
US inflation has averaged about 3% a year over the long run.