What is $1 from 1995 worth today?
$1 in 1995 is worth $2.21 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 121% since 1995, an average of 2.57% a year over 31 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 1.1 times, and a dollar today buys 45.2% of what it bought in 1995.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 1995 is worth $44.22, $100 is worth $221.09 and $1,000 is worth $2,211 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 1995
The CPI-U averaged 152.4 in 1995, up 2.8% from 148.2 in 1994. From December 1994 to December 1995, prices rose 2.5%. Ranked by annual inflation, 1995 is number 56 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 1990s, annual inflation averaged 3.0% a year. The highest rate was 5.4% in 1990 and the lowest 1.6% in 1998.
1995 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 1995 money
If something cost $5 in 1995, the same buying power today is $11.05. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $45.23 bought in 1995, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $27,138 salary in 1995.
If your pay in 1995 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $2,211 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 1995 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 1995 annual average (152.4): 336.94 ÷ 152.4 = 2.2109. Multiply any 1995 amount by 2.2109 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 1995 or a different end date. See also $1 in 1994 and $1 in 1996. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.