The Reference Shelf: Calculators and Conversion Tools
Consumer Price Index Calculator: What is a dollar worth?
"The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services." From the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. |
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How Much is That?
"Have you ever wondered what the value of a dollar was in 1895? Or what the GDP was in 1929? Here is a place where you can ask questions of comparative value covering purchasing power, exchange rates, and other variables between the past and today." From EH.Net, which provides a wide range of internet-based services to economic historians, historians of economics, economists, historians, related social scientists and the public. |
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Inflation Calculator
Enter an amount of money (say, $5.00), enter a year (say, 1854), enter a second year to compare it to (say, 2005). The result:
"What cost $5.00 in 1854 would cost $110.89 in 2005. Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2005 and 1854, they would cost you $5.00 and $0.23 respectively. " |
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Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
Hundreds of calculators, from science and math to blackjack. |
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MegaConverter2
Convert measurements for angles, astro distance, the kitchen, the weather, and more. |
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Mortgage 101: Mortgage Calculators
Calculators for monthly payment, amortization, loan points, refinance, tax benefits, and loan consolidation. |
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Percent Change Calculator
If I start with 20 and it changes to 32, that's a __% increase... |
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Salary Calculator
Compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. cities.
If you make $__ in St. Paul, you would need to make $__ in NYC. |
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