Inflation Calculator: Future Cost & Value of Money
See what something will cost in future, and what today’s money will be worth, at a given inflation rate.
Year-by-year table
Why inflation matters
India’s retail inflation (CPI) has averaged roughly 5–6% over the last decade. At 6%, prices double in about 12 years. An investment that earns less than inflation is losing purchasing power even if the number grows.
Two ways to read the result
- Future cost: what something costing this amount today will cost later.
- Future value of today’s money: what this amount, kept as cash, will buy in today’s terms.
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This is an estimate for planning only, not financial, tax or medical advice.