According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in San Francisco, California are 1,325.30% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $13,252,966,867,469.88 difference in value).
Between 1955 and 2025: San Francisco experienced an average inflation rate of 3.87% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $1,000,000,000,000 in San Francisco in the year 1955 would cost $14,252,966,867,469.88 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.61% during this same period, inflation in San Francisco was higher.
In the year 1955: Pricing changed by -0.70%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in San Francisco during the 1955-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1955 (-0.29%), inflation in San Francisco was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in San Francisco, over time, for $1,000,000,000,000 beginning in 1955. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | $1,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.70% |
| 1956 | $1,018,406,961,178.05 | 1.84% |
| 1957 | $1,061,579,651,941.10 | 4.24% |
| 1958 | $1,100,736,278,447.12 | 3.69% |
| 1959 | $1,122,155,287,817.94 | 1.95% |
| 1960 | $1,145,247,657,295.85 | 2.06% |
| 1961 | $1,160,307,898,259.71 | 1.32% |
| 1962 | $1,178,045,515,394.91 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $1,194,779,116,465.86 | 1.42% |
| 1964 | $1,213,186,077,643.91 | 1.54% |
| 1965 | $1,235,943,775,100.40 | 1.88% |
| 1966 | $1,266,064,257,028.11 | 2.44% |
| 1967 | $1,301,874,163,319.95 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $1,359,437,751,004.02 | 4.42% |
| 1969 | $1,431,057,563,587.68 | 5.27% |
| 1970 | $1,507,697,456,492.64 | 5.36% |
| 1971 | $1,564,926,372,155.29 | 3.80% |
| 1972 | $1,619,477,911,646.59 | 3.49% |
| 1973 | $1,709,504,685,408.30 | 5.56% |
| 1974 | $1,868,808,567,603.75 | 9.32% |
| 1975 | $2,064,257,028,112.45 | 10.46% |
| 1976 | $2,185,408,299,866.13 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $2,344,712,182,061.58 | 7.29% |
| 1978 | $2,575,635,876,840.70 | 9.85% |
| 1979 | $2,787,148,594,377.51 | 8.21% |
| 1980 | $3,216,867,469,879.52 | 15.42% |
| 1981 | $3,622,155,287,817.94 | 12.60% |
| 1982 | $3,919,009,370,816.60 | 8.20% |
| 1983 | $3,945,113,788,487.28 | 0.67% |
| 1984 | $4,168,005,354,752.34 | 5.65% |
| 1985 | $4,345,381,526,104.42 | 4.26% |
| 1986 | $4,480,589,022,757.70 | 3.11% |
| 1987 | $4,634,203,480,589.02 | 3.43% |
| 1988 | $4,839,357,429,718.88 | 4.43% |
| 1989 | $5,074,297,188,755.02 | 4.85% |
| 1990 | $5,303,212,851,405.62 | 4.51% |
| 1991 | $5,538,487,282,463.19 | 4.44% |
| 1992 | $5,722,891,566,265.06 | 3.33% |
| 1993 | $5,877,175,368,139.23 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $5,969,879,518,072.29 | 1.58% |
| 1995 | $6,087,014,725,568.94 | 1.96% |
| 1996 | $6,227,576,974,564.93 | 2.31% |
| 1997 | $6,441,097,724,230.26 | 3.43% |
| 1998 | $6,640,562,248,995.99 | 3.10% |
| 1999 | $6,914,658,634,538.15 | 4.13% |
| 2000 | $7,220,214,190,093.71 | 4.42% |
| 2001 | $7,616,800,535,475.24 | 5.49% |
| 2002 | $7,745,649,263,721.56 | 1.69% |
| 2003 | $7,885,876,840,696.12 | 1.81% |
| 2004 | $7,977,242,302,543.51 | 1.16% |
| 2005 | $8,134,203,480,589.02 | 1.97% |
| 2006 | $8,391,566,265,060.24 | 3.16% |
| 2007 | $8,663,216,198,125.84 | 3.24% |
| 2008 | $8,946,509,370,816.60 | 3.27% |
| 2009 | $9,002,325,970,548.86 | 0.62% |
| 2010 | $9,129,595,046,854.09 | 1.41% |
| 2011 | $9,361,977,911,646.59 | 2.55% |
| 2012 | $9,615,829,986,613.12 | 2.71% |
| 2013 | $9,829,973,226,238.29 | 2.23% |
| 2014 | $10,108,942,436,412.32 | 2.84% |
| 2015 | $10,367,242,302,543.51 | 2.56% |
| 2016 | $10,684,410,977,242.31 | 3.06% |
| 2017 | $11,033,671,352,074.97 | 3.27% |
| 2018 | $11,457,724,230,254.36 | 3.84% |
| 2019 | $11,838,497,322,623.83 | 3.32% |
| 2020 | $12,046,127,844,712.19 | 1.75% |
| 2021 | $12,430,465,194,109.77 | 3.19% |
| 2022 | $13,119,534,805,890.23 | 5.54% |
| 2023 | $13,605,130,522,088.36 | 3.70% |
| 2024 | $13,989,825,970,548.86 | 2.83% |
| 2025 | $14,252,966,867,469.88 | 1.88%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for San Francisco, California:
| Year | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CPI | 9.200 | 9.200 | 9.267 | 10.133 | 11.808 | 14.583 | 16.917 | 15.567 | 14.667 | 14.633 | 14.708 | 14.992 | 15.125 | 14.992 | 14.858 | 14.892 | 14.683 | 13.600 | 12.475 | 11.858 | 12.208 | 12.433 | 12.350 | 12.775 | 12.833 | 12.683 | 12.658 | 13.350 | 14.958 | 15.950 | 16.358 | 16.817 | 18.150 | 20.483 | 21.958 | 22.042 | 21.925 | 23.642 | 24.575 | 25.025 | 25.075 | 24.900 | 25.358 | 26.433 | 27.408 | 27.942 | 28.517 | 28.892 | 29.333 | 29.750 | 30.208 | 30.775 | 31.525 | 32.417 | 33.850 | 35.633 | 37.542 | 38.967 | 40.325 | 42.567 | 46.533 | 51.400 | 54.417 | 58.383 | 64.133 | 69.400 | 80.100 | 90.192 | 97.583 | 98.233 | 103.783 | 108.200 | 111.567 | 115.392 | 120.500 | 126.350 | 132.050 | 137.908 | 142.500 | 146.342 | 148.650 | 151.567 | 155.067 | 160.383 | 165.350 | 172.175 | 179.783 | 189.658 | 192.867 | 196.358 | 198.633 | 202.542 | 208.950 | 215.714 | 222.768 | 224.158 | 227.327 | 233.113 | 239.434 | 244.766 | 251.713 | 258.144 | 266.042 | 274.738 | 285.297 | 294.779 | 299.949 | 309.519 | 326.676 | 338.768 | 348.347 | 354.899 |