Observed arrival · 2026-09-02

ValueThen, for putting old money in its place

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A historical purchasing-power calculator that compares money across years and currencies using consumer-price data.

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ValueThen bases its results on consumer-price indexes rather than a proprietary estimate, multiplying an amount by the ratio between two years’ index values. Cross-currency comparisons expose two possible sequences—adjusting for inflation before conversion or converting at a historical rate first—and use the former as the default. Coverage varies by currency: the listed ranges run from 1960–2026 for USD to 2007–2025 for AED, with years lacking published data omitted.

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