What $100 Needs Today: Same Buying Power as $100 Then (2024 Dollars)
From our Short: Your 1975 $100 Now Needs $583 Same Buying Power in 2024 Dollars
Prices from the BLS CPI-U (U.S. city average, all items, annual average of monthly values), accessed 2026-10-27. Figure = dollars needed in 2024 to match the buying power of $100 in the listed year. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov. Not endorsed by BLS. Not financial advice.
$583#1 $100 in 1975
$381#2 $100 in 1980
1.5x#1 vs #2
$121#10 $100 in 2020
Source: BLS CPI-U (public domain) · accessed 2026-10-27 · 100dollarslab.com
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Your 1975 $100 Now Needs $583 Same Buying Power in 2024 Dollars
Full ranking
| # | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100 in 1975 | $583 |
| 2 | $100 in 1980 | $381 |
| 3 | $100 in 1985 | $292 |
| 4 | $100 in 1990 | $240 |
| 5 | $100 in 1995 | $206 |
| 6 | $100 in 2000 | $182 |
| 7 | $100 in 2005 | $161 |
| 8 | $100 in 2010 | $144 |
| 9 | $100 in 2015 | $132 |
| 10 | $100 in 2020 | $121 |
Key numbers
- #1 is $100 in 1975 at $583, followed by $100 in 1980 ($381) and $100 in 1985 ($292).
- $100 in 1975 is 1.5x #2 $100 in 1980.
- #10 $100 in 2020 is at $121; #1 is 4.8x that.
Questions
Who is #1 in this ranking?
$100 in 1975, at $583 (2024 average prices). #2 is $100 in 1980 at $381.
Where does this data come from?
BLS CPI-U (public domain) · accessed 2026-10-27. The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: BLS CPI-U (public domain) · accessed 2026-10-27 · 2024 average pricesThe data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. For information only. Not financial advice. Watch the Short on YouTube.