Inflation Impact Calculator
Estimate what today's expense may cost in the future.
Result
Educational estimate only. Real invoices, bank offers and government rates may include extra conditions.
Read the three different results
Future cost estimates what the same basket would cost after the chosen number of years. Increase in cost is that future cost minus today’s price. The third result discounts an unchanged cash balance into today’s buying power. These answer different questions.
Worked example
At an assumed constant 5% for 10 years, a ₹10,000 basket would cost about ₹16,288.95: an increase of ₹6,288.95. A fixed ₹10,000 balance at that future date would buy what roughly ₹6,139.13 buys today. The assumption is illustrative, not an inflation forecast.
Formula and limits
Future cost = present cost × (1 + rate / 100) raised to the number of years. Future buying power of a fixed balance = balance divided by that same factor. Actual prices change unevenly, and your household basket can differ from an index. See our inflation explanation.