According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in San Francisco, California are 1,325.30% higher in 2025 versus 1955 (a $132,529,668,674,698,821,632 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, $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 in San Francisco in the year 1955 would cost $142,529,668,674,698,821,632 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 $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $10,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 | -0.70% |
| 1956 | $10,184,069,611,780,458,496.00 | 1.84% |
| 1957 | $10,615,796,519,410,978,816.00 | 4.24% |
| 1958 | $11,007,362,784,471,220,224.00 | 3.69% |
| 1959 | $11,221,552,878,179,385,344.00 | 1.95% |
| 1960 | $11,452,476,572,958,502,912.00 | 2.06% |
| 1961 | $11,603,078,982,597,056,512.00 | 1.32% |
| 1962 | $11,780,455,153,949,130,752.00 | 1.53% |
| 1963 | $11,947,791,164,658,638,848.00 | 1.42% |
| 1964 | $12,131,860,776,439,091,200.00 | 1.54% |
| 1965 | $12,359,437,751,004,018,688.00 | 1.88% |
| 1966 | $12,660,642,570,281,127,936.00 | 2.44% |
| 1967 | $13,018,741,633,199,464,448.00 | 2.83% |
| 1968 | $13,594,377,510,040,164,352.00 | 4.42% |
| 1969 | $14,310,575,635,876,843,520.00 | 5.27% |
| 1970 | $15,076,974,564,926,373,888.00 | 5.36% |
| 1971 | $15,649,263,721,552,881,664.00 | 3.80% |
| 1972 | $16,194,779,116,465,864,704.00 | 3.49% |
| 1973 | $17,095,046,854,083,002,368.00 | 5.56% |
| 1974 | $18,688,085,676,037,484,544.00 | 9.32% |
| 1975 | $20,642,570,281,124,503,552.00 | 10.46% |
| 1976 | $21,854,082,998,661,312,512.00 | 5.87% |
| 1977 | $23,447,121,820,615,798,784.00 | 7.29% |
| 1978 | $25,756,358,768,406,966,272.00 | 9.85% |
| 1979 | $27,871,485,943,775,100,928.00 | 8.21% |
| 1980 | $32,168,674,698,795,192,320.00 | 15.42% |
| 1981 | $36,221,552,878,179,393,536.00 | 12.60% |
| 1982 | $39,190,093,708,166,004,736.00 | 8.20% |
| 1983 | $39,451,137,884,872,835,072.00 | 0.67% |
| 1984 | $41,680,053,547,523,440,640.00 | 5.65% |
| 1985 | $43,453,815,261,044,187,136.00 | 4.26% |
| 1986 | $44,805,890,227,576,979,456.00 | 3.11% |
| 1987 | $46,342,034,805,890,244,608.00 | 3.43% |
| 1988 | $48,393,574,297,188,761,600.00 | 4.43% |
| 1989 | $50,742,971,887,550,226,432.00 | 4.85% |
| 1990 | $53,032,128,514,056,224,768.00 | 4.51% |
| 1991 | $55,384,872,824,631,869,440.00 | 4.44% |
| 1992 | $57,228,915,662,650,605,568.00 | 3.33% |
| 1993 | $58,771,753,681,392,246,784.00 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $59,698,795,180,722,905,088.00 | 1.58% |
| 1995 | $60,870,147,255,689,437,184.00 | 1.96% |
| 1996 | $62,275,769,745,649,278,976.00 | 2.31% |
| 1997 | $64,410,977,242,302,545,920.00 | 3.43% |
| 1998 | $66,405,622,489,959,849,984.00 | 3.10% |
| 1999 | $69,146,586,345,381,535,744.00 | 4.13% |
| 2000 | $72,202,141,900,937,101,312.00 | 4.42% |
| 2001 | $76,168,005,354,752,360,448.00 | 5.49% |
| 2002 | $77,456,492,637,215,571,968.00 | 1.69% |
| 2003 | $78,858,768,406,961,209,344.00 | 1.81% |
| 2004 | $79,772,423,025,435,082,752.00 | 1.16% |
| 2005 | $81,342,034,805,890,236,416.00 | 1.97% |
| 2006 | $83,915,662,650,602,438,656.00 | 3.16% |
| 2007 | $86,632,161,981,258,383,360.00 | 3.24% |
| 2008 | $89,465,093,708,166,021,120.00 | 3.27% |
| 2009 | $90,023,259,705,488,637,952.00 | 0.62% |
| 2010 | $91,295,950,468,540,858,368.00 | 1.41% |
| 2011 | $93,619,779,116,465,881,088.00 | 2.55% |
| 2012 | $96,158,299,866,131,202,048.00 | 2.71% |
| 2013 | $98,299,732,262,382,911,488.00 | 2.23% |
| 2014 | $101,089,424,364,123,176,960.00 | 2.84% |
| 2015 | $103,672,423,025,435,115,520.00 | 2.56% |
| 2016 | $106,844,109,772,423,036,928.00 | 3.06% |
| 2017 | $110,336,713,520,749,674,496.00 | 3.27% |
| 2018 | $114,577,242,302,543,544,320.00 | 3.84% |
| 2019 | $118,384,973,226,238,296,064.00 | 3.32% |
| 2020 | $120,461,278,447,121,825,792.00 | 1.75% |
| 2021 | $124,304,651,941,097,734,144.00 | 3.19% |
| 2022 | $131,195,348,058,902,265,856.00 | 5.54% |
| 2023 | $136,051,305,220,883,562,496.00 | 3.70% |
| 2024 | $139,898,259,705,488,637,952.00 | 2.83% |
| 2025 | $142,529,668,674,698,821,632.00 | 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 |