According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in San Francisco, California are 189.03% higher in 2024 versus 1988 (a $37.81 difference in value).
Between 1988 and 2024: San Francisco experienced an average inflation rate of 2.99% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $20 in San Francisco in the year 1988 would cost $57.81 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.75% during this same period, inflation in San Francisco was higher.
In the year 1988: Pricing changed by 4.43%, which is above the average yearly change in San Francisco during the 1988-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1988 (4.08%), inflation in San Francisco was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in San Francisco, over time, for $20 beginning in 1988. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | $20.00 | 4.43% |
| 1989 | $20.97 | 4.85% |
| 1990 | $21.92 | 4.51% |
| 1991 | $22.89 | 4.44% |
| 1992 | $23.65 | 3.33% |
| 1993 | $24.29 | 2.70% |
| 1994 | $24.67 | 1.58% |
| 1995 | $25.16 | 1.96% |
| 1996 | $25.74 | 2.31% |
| 1997 | $26.62 | 3.43% |
| 1998 | $27.44 | 3.10% |
| 1999 | $28.58 | 4.13% |
| 2000 | $29.84 | 4.42% |
| 2001 | $31.48 | 5.49% |
| 2002 | $32.01 | 1.69% |
| 2003 | $32.59 | 1.81% |
| 2004 | $32.97 | 1.16% |
| 2005 | $33.62 | 1.97% |
| 2006 | $34.68 | 3.16% |
| 2007 | $35.80 | 3.24% |
| 2008 | $36.97 | 3.27% |
| 2009 | $37.20 | 0.62% |
| 2010 | $37.73 | 1.41% |
| 2011 | $38.69 | 2.55% |
| 2012 | $39.74 | 2.71% |
| 2013 | $40.63 | 2.23% |
| 2014 | $41.78 | 2.84% |
| 2015 | $42.85 | 2.56% |
| 2016 | $44.16 | 3.06% |
| 2017 | $45.60 | 3.27% |
| 2018 | $47.35 | 3.84% |
| 2019 | $48.93 | 3.32% |
| 2020 | $49.78 | 1.75% |
| 2021 | $51.37 | 3.19% |
| 2022 | $54.22 | 5.54% |
| 2023 | $56.23 | 3.70% |
| 2024 | $57.81 | 2.81%* |
* 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 |
| 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 | 348.279 |