What is $1 from 2013 worth today?
$1 in 2013 is worth $1.45 in September 2026, based on the official Consumer Price Index. Prices have risen 45% since 2013, an average of 2.83% a year over 13 years. In other words, prices have doubled about 0.5 times, and a dollar today buys 69.1% of what it bought in 2013.
The same ratio applies to any amount: $20 from 2013 is worth $28.93, $100 is worth $144.64 and $1,000 is worth $1,446 in today's dollars.
Inflation in 2013
The CPI-U averaged 232.957 in 2013, up 1.5% from 229.594 in 2012. From December 2012 to December 2013, prices rose 1.5%. Ranked by annual inflation, 2013 is number 81 of the 112 years from 1914 to 2025.
In the 2010s, annual inflation averaged 1.8% a year. The highest rate was 3.2% in 2011 and the lowest 0.1% in 2015.
2013 prices in today's money, and today's prices in 2013 money
If something cost $5 in 2013, the same buying power today is $7.23. Going the other way, $100 in September 2026 would have bought what $69.14 bought in 2013, and a $60,000 salary today has the buying power of a $41,483 salary in 2013.
If your pay in 2013 was, say, $1,000 a month, you would need about $1,446 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 2013 inflation figure is calculated
The calculation divides the latest CPI-U (336.94 for September 2026) by the 2013 annual average (232.957): 336.94 ÷ 232.957 = 1.4464. Multiply any 2013 amount by 1.4464 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 2013 or a different end date. See also $1 in 2012 and $1 in 2014. All years are on the main US inflation calculator page.