This calculator is derived from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) provided by the United States government. They calculate the price of various goods over time to determine the CPI.
The challenge is that some things like education, housing, and healthcare costs might increase faster than the CPI and other goods might rise slower.
| Amount in 1985 | Value in 2024 |
| $0.01 in 1985 | 0.03 in 2024 |
| $0.02 in 1985 | 0.06 in 2024 |
| $0.03 in 1985 | 0.09 in 2024 |
| $0.04 in 1985 | 0.12 in 2024 |
| $0.05 in 1985 | 0.15 in 2024 |
| $0.06 in 1985 | 0.17 in 2024 |
| $0.07 in 1985 | 0.20 in 2024 |
| $0.08 in 1985 | 0.23 in 2024 |
| $0.09 in 1985 | 0.26 in 2024 |
| $0.10 in 1985 | 0.29 in 2024 |
| $0.25 in 1985 | 0.73 in 2024 |
| $0.50 in 1985 | 1.46 in 2024 |
| $0.75 in 1985 | 2.18 in 2024 |
| $1.00 in 1985 | 2.91 in 2024 |
| $1.25 in 1985 | 3.64 in 2024 |
| $1.50 in 1985 | 4.37 in 2024 |
| $1.75 in 1985 | 5.10 in 2024 |
| $2.00 in 1985 | 5.83 in 2024 |
| $3 in 1985 | 8.74 in 2024 |
| $4 in 1985 | 11.65 in 2024 |
| $5 in 1985 | 14.57 in 2024 |
| $6 in 1985 | 17.48 in 2024 |
| $7 in 1985 | 20.39 in 2024 |
| $8 in 1985 | 23.30 in 2024 |
| $9 in 1985 | 26.22 in 2024 |
| $10 in 1985 | 29.13 in 2024 |
| $15 in 1985 | 43.70 in 2024 |
| $20 in 1985 | 58.26 in 2024 |
| $25 in 1985 | 72.83 in 2024 |
| $30 in 1985 | 87.39 in 2024 |
| $35 in 1985 | 101.96 in 2024 |
| $40 in 1985 | 116.52 in 2024 |
| $45 in 1985 | 131.09 in 2024 |
| $50 in 1985 | 145.65 in 2024 |
| $75 in 1985 | 218.48 in 2024 |
| $100 in 1985 | 291.31 in 2024 |
| $125 in 1985 | 364.13 in 2024 |
| $150 in 1985 | 436.96 in 2024 |
| $175 in 1985 | 509.79 in 2024 |
| $200 in 1985 | 582.61 in 2024 |
| $225 in 1985 | 655.44 in 2024 |
| $250 in 1985 | 728.27 in 2024 |
| $275 in 1985 | 801.09 in 2024 |
| $300 in 1985 | 873.92 in 2024 |
| $325 in 1985 | 946.75 in 2024 |
| $350 in 1985 | 1,019.57 in 2024 |
| $375 in 1985 | 1,092.40 in 2024 |
| $400 in 1985 | 1,165.23 in 2024 |
| $425 in 1985 | 1,238.05 in 2024 |
| $450 in 1985 | 1,310.88 in 2024 |
| $475 in 1985 | 1,383.71 in 2024 |
| $500 in 1985 | 1,456.53 in 2024 |
| $600 in 1985 | 1,747.84 in 2024 |
| $700 in 1985 | 2,039.15 in 2024 |
| $800 in 1985 | 2,330.45 in 2024 |
| $900 in 1985 | 2,621.76 in 2024 |
| $1,000 in 1985 | 2,913.07 in 2024 |
| $2,000 in 1985 | 5,826.13 in 2024 |
| $3,000 in 1985 | 8,739.20 in 2024 |
| $4,000 in 1985 | 11,652.27 in 2024 |
| $5,000 in 1985 | 14,565.34 in 2024 |
| $6,000 in 1985 | 17,478.40 in 2024 |
| $7,000 in 1985 | 20,391.47 in 2024 |
| $8,000 in 1985 | 23,304.54 in 2024 |
| $9,000 in 1985 | 26,217.61 in 2024 |
| $10,000 in 1985 | 29,130.67 in 2024 |
| $20,000 in 1985 | 58,261.35 in 2024 |
| $30,000 in 1985 | 87,392.02 in 2024 |
| $40,000 in 1985 | 116,522.70 in 2024 |
| $50,000 in 1985 | 145,653.37 in 2024 |
| $60,000 in 1985 | 174,784.05 in 2024 |
| $70,000 in 1985 | 203,914.72 in 2024 |
| $80,000 in 1985 | 233,045.39 in 2024 |
| $90,000 in 1985 | 262,176.07 in 2024 |
| $100,000 in 1985 | 291,306.74 in 2024 |
| $200,000 in 1985 | 582,613.49 in 2024 |
| $300,000 in 1985 | 873,920.23 in 2024 |
| $400,000 in 1985 | 1,165,226.97 in 2024 |
| $500,000 in 1985 | 1,456,533.71 in 2024 |
| $600,000 in 1985 | 1,747,840.46 in 2024 |
| $700,000 in 1985 | 2,039,147.20 in 2024 |
| $800,000 in 1985 | 2,330,453.94 in 2024 |
| $900,000 in 1985 | 2,621,760.68 in 2024 |
| $1,000,000 in 1985 | 2,913,067.43 in 2024 |