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₹1.79 L
what ₹1.00 L costs in 10 years
- ₹1L today buys in 10y₹55,839 worth
Hover the curve for values along the path.
Headline CPI (~5–6%) understates personal inflation: education and healthcare run 10–14%. Use those rates for goal planning, not 6%.
What this calculator answers
What costs ₹1,00,000 today will cost about ₹1,79,085 in 10 years at 6% inflation, while ₹1,00,000 left idle for 10 years buys only about ₹55,839 of today's goods. Enter the amount, rate and years to see both directions.
How it is calculated
Future cost = present cost × (1 + inflation)^years, and purchasing power = present value ÷ (1 + inflation)^years.
6% is the general inflation default used across the calculators on this site. Actual inflation varies by category, and education or healthcare costs run higher.
Common questions
Is 6% the right inflation number?
It is the planning default used across these calculators. The child education planner uses 10% because education costs have run hotter, and this slider goes from 0% upward.
Why do both directions matter?
Future cost tells you what a goal will need, while purchasing power shows what idle cash loses. Together they explain why money left below the inflation rate is quietly shrinking.
Does the same maths apply to salary?
Yes. A 6% inflation rate means a 6% annual raise roughly holds your real income steady — anything less is a pay cut in purchasing-power terms.
Source & freshness
- Source
- Deterministic formula in lib/calculators.ts
- Timeliness
- Static-verified
- Method
- calculated
- Note
- Illustrative projection from your inputs — not a market quote.