$1 in 2000 had the same buying power as $1.96 in September 2026. Prices are 96% higher than in 2000, an average of 2.6% a year, based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A dollar in September 2026 buys what 51 cents bought in 2000.
Convert any amount from 2000 in the Inflation Calculator
2000 dollars in today's money
| In 2000 | In September 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | $1.96 |
| $5.00 | $9.78 |
| $10.00 | $19.57 |
| $20.00 | $39.13 |
| $50.00 | $97.83 |
| $100.00 | $196 |
| $500.00 | $978 |
| $1,000 | $1,957 |
| $10,000 | $19,567 |
What $100 from 2000 cost in the years since
Annual averages of CPI-U; 2026 uses September 2026. Source: BLS via FRED.
Inflation in 2000
Prices rose 3.4% in 2000, comparing its average CPI-U with 1999's. That ranks 41st of the 112 years since 1914, from the highest inflation to the lowest.
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.6% |
Wages in 2000 and today
- The federal minimum wage was $5.15 an hour in 2000. $5.15 then is worth $10.08 in today's dollars; the federal minimum has been $7.25 since July 2009.
- Production and nonsupervisory workers earned an average of $14.01 an hour in 2000, or $27.42 in today's dollars. In September 2026 they averaged $32.54, so their pay buys 18.7% more than in 2000.
Prices in 2000 and today
U.S. average retail prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Adjusted for inflation, 1 of these 7 items cost less today than they did in 2000, and the last column shows how long an average worker had to work to buy each one.
| Item | 2000 | In today's dollars | September 2026 | Minutes of work, then → now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, grade A large (per dozen) | $0.91 | $1.79 | $2.27 | 3.9 → 4.2 |
| White bread (per pound) | $0.93 | $1.82 | $1.83 | 4.0 → 3.4 |
| Whole milk (per gallon) | $2.78 | $5.44 | $4.11 | 12 → 7.6 |
| Ground beef (per pound) | $1.57 | $3.07 | $6.79 | 6.7 → 13 |
| Ground coffee (per pound) | $3.45 | $6.75 | $9.33 | 15 → 17 |
| Regular gasoline (per gallon) | $1.51 | $2.95 | $4.48 | 6.5 → 8.3 |
| Electricity (per kWh) | $0.087 | $0.170 | $0.196 | 0.4 → 0.4 |
What $100 from 2000 was worth over the years
How this is calculated
Divide today's price index by the index for 2000, then multiply by the amount:
$100 × (336.94 ÷ 172.2) = $195.67
2000's index is the average of its monthly CPI-U values; today's is the latest month, September 2026. Other calculators can differ slightly if they use a different month or index. More in our methodology.
Data: CPI-U through September 2026. Next BLS release: November 10, 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED; prices and wages from BLS average price data and Current Employment Statistics; minimum wage from the U.S. Department of Labor.