Today's Money
Enter an amount and a year. Find out what that amount meant back then — in today's euros.
What your parents' money actually meant
When someone tells you they bought their house for 50,000 euros in 1990, it sounds impossibly cheap. But 50,000 euros meant something very different in 1990. In today's terms, that's roughly 105,000 euros — still cheap by today's standards, but not as dramatic as it first sounds.
Inflation is the silent force that makes numbers from the past misleading. A salary of 20,000 euros in 1980 meant a solid middle-class life. Today, 20,000 euros means barely covering rent. Same number, completely different reality. This calculator translates any amount from any year into what it means in today's euros, using actual Eurozone inflation data.
The effect compounds over decades. At an average inflation rate of 3% per year, prices roughly double every 24 years. 100 euros in 2000 meant the same as about 190 euros today. Go back to 1980, and that 100 euros meant what 350 euros means now. The longer the time span, the wider the gap.
This tool is useful for putting historical prices, salaries, and costs in perspective. It helps you understand whether things have truly become more expensive or whether inflation accounts for most of the difference. House prices, for example, have outpaced inflation in many countries — meaning they've become genuinely more expensive, not just nominally bigger numbers.
We use historical Eurozone inflation data where available and a long-term average of 3% for years before the euro. The result is an approximation — actual inflation varied by country and year — but it gives you a reliable sense of scale.