$100 in 1974 is worth $640 today
What Canadian dollars from 1974 are worth in 2026 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the Statistics Canada.
1974 money in 2026 money
- Prices since
- +540.3%
- Per year
- +3.64% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×6.403
| In 1974 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $6.40 |
| $5 | $32.01 |
| $10 | $64.03 |
| $20 | $128 |
| $50 | $320 |
| $100 | $640 |
| $1,000 | $6,403 |
| $10,000 | $64,027 |
Statistics Canada — Consumer Price Index, all-items, Canada, not seasonally adjusted, 2002 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes. Open in the calculator to compare any two years.
Inflation in 1974
Prices in Canada rose 11.0% during 1974, the 6th highest rate in all 111 years this series covers. Across the 1970s, prices rose an average of 7.4% a year, peaking at 11.0% in 1974.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +3.3% | |
| 1971 | +2.7% | |
| 1972 | +5.0% | |
| 1973 | +7.5% | |
| 1974 | +11.0% | |
| 1975 | +10.7% | |
| 1976 | +7.5% | |
| 1977 | +8.0% | |
| 1978 | +9.0% | |
| 1979 | +9.1% |
How far the Canadian dollar has fallen since 1974
A Canadian dollar in 2026 buys about 15.6% of what one bought in 1974, a loss of 84.4% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1974 level by 1982, 8 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1974:
| In 2026 | Same as, in 1974 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $1.56 |
| $20 | $3.12 |
| $50 | $7.81 |
| $100 | $15.62 |
| $1,000 | $156 |
| $10,000 | $1,562 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1974 with 2026: the cost of the same broad basket of goods and services, averaged across each year. That is the right measure for "what would this amount be in today's money" — a wage, a price, an inheritance. It is not a measure of what any particular thing cost: housing, education, and healthcare have mostly risen faster than the average, while electronics and clothing have risen far slower or fallen. And it says nothing about exchange rates, so it cannot turn 1974 Canadian dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1974 worth today?
$100 in 1974 is worth about $640 in 2026 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the Statistics Canada. Prices have risen 540.3% over that span, an average of 3.64% a year compounded. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes.
What was the inflation rate in 1974?
Prices in Canada rose 11.0% during 1974, the 6th highest rate in all 111 years this series covers. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1973 to 1974, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1974 may differ.
How much buying power has the Canadian dollar lost since 1974?
About 84.4%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2026 would have bought what $15.62 bought in 1974. Prices had doubled from their 1974 level by 1982, 8 years later.
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