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$100 in 2018 is worth $133.17 in 2026

$100 in 2018 has the same buying power as $133.17 in 2026. Prices rose 33.2% — about 3.65% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 2018 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

33.2%

2018 → 2026

Average per year

3.65%

over 8 years

$100 today in 2018

$75.09

same buying power

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2026 uses the Minneapolis Fed’s estimate of the annual-average CPI until the full year is published.

What $100 from 2018 is worth, year by year

$0$33$67$100$13320182026
Year$100 from 2018 equals
2018$100.00
2023$121.35
2026$133.17

2018 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 2018In 2026
$1.00$1.33
$5.00$6.66
$10.00$13.32
$20.00$26.63
$50.00$66.59
$100.00$133.17
$500.00$665.87
$1,000.00$1,331.74
$5,000.00$6,658.70
$10,000.00$13,317.40
$50,000.00$66,587.02
$100,000.00$133,174.03

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 2018). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 2018 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 1.332, so every 2018 dollar needs about $1.33 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 8.0% in 2022.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 2018 worth today?
About $133.17 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.
What was the inflation rate from 2018 to 2026?
Cumulative inflation was 33.2%, an average of 3.65% per year over 8 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 2018?
Today’s $100 buys what about $75.09 bought in 2018.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 2018?
2022, when the CPI rose 8.0% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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