What is $1 from 1964 worth today?
$1 in 1964 is worth $10.87 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 987% since 1964, an average of 3.91% a year over 62 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 3.4 times, and a dollar today buys 9.2% of what it bought in 1964.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 1964 is worth $217.38, $100 is worth $1,087 and $1,000 is worth $10,869 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 1964
The CPI-U averaged 31 in 1964, up 1.3% from 30.6 in 1963. From December 1963 to December 1964, prices rose 1.0%. Ranked by annual inflation, 1964 is number 84 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 1960s, annual inflation averaged 2.3% a year. The highest rate was 5.5% in 1969 and the lowest 1.0% in 1962.
1964 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 1964 money
If something cost $5 in 1964, the same buying power today is $54.35. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $9.20 bought in 1964, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $5,520 salary in 1964.
If your pay in 1964 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $10,869 a month in September 2026 to afford the same basket of goods and services. Remember that this is an average across consumer spending: some prices, such as housing, health care and tuition, have risen faster than the CPI, while others have risen more slowly.
How this 1964 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 1964 annual average (31): 336.94 ÷ 31 = 10.8690. Multiply any 1964 amount by 10.8690 to convert it to September 2026 dollars. The data is the CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted (BLS series CUUR0000SA0), published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Use the calculator above to pick a specific month in 1964 or a different end date. See also $1 in 1963 and $1 in 1965. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.