A night in a mid-range hotel costs $163 in the U.S. as of October 2026. In 1950 it cost $6.00, or $83.97 in today’s dollars. Adjusted for inflation, a night costs 94% more today than in 1950.
Price at the time In October 2026 dollars
U.S. mid-range room, average nightly rate. ≈ marks estimates between data points.
| Year | Price | In today’s dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $6.00 | $83.97 |
| 1951 | ≈$6.43 | ≈$83.42 |
| 1952 | ≈$6.89 | ≈$87.39 |
| 1953 | ≈$7.39 | ≈$92.96 |
| 1954 | ≈$7.92 | ≈$99.63 |
| 1955 | ≈$8.49 | ≈$107 |
| 1956 | ≈$9.09 | ≈$113 |
| 1957 | ≈$9.75 | ≈$117 |
| 1958 | ≈$10.45 | ≈$122 |
| 1959 | ≈$11.20 | ≈$129 |
| 1960 | $12.00 | $137 |
| 1961 | ≈$12.63 | ≈$142 |
| 1962 | ≈$13.29 | ≈$148 |
| 1963 | ≈$13.99 | ≈$154 |
| 1964 | ≈$14.72 | ≈$160 |
| 1965 | ≈$15.49 | ≈$166 |
| 1966 | ≈$16.30 | ≈$169 |
| 1967 | ≈$17.16 | ≈$173 |
| 1968 | ≈$18.06 | ≈$175 |
| 1969 | ≈$19.00 | ≈$175 |
| 1970 | $20.00 | $174 |
| 1971 | ≈$21.69 | ≈$181 |
| 1972 | ≈$23.52 | ≈$190 |
| 1973 | ≈$25.51 | ≈$194 |
| 1974 | ≈$27.66 | ≈$189 |
| 1975 | ≈$30.00 | ≈$188 |
| 1976 | ≈$32.53 | ≈$193 |
| 1977 | ≈$35.28 | ≈$196 |
| 1978 | ≈$38.26 | ≈$198 |
| 1979 | ≈$41.49 | ≈$193 |
| 1980 | $45.00 | $184 |
| 1981 | ≈$46.31 | ≈$172 |
| 1982 | ≈$47.67 | ≈$167 |
| 1983 | ≈$49.06 | ≈$166 |
| 1984 | ≈$50.49 | ≈$164 |
| 1985 | ≈$51.96 | ≈$163 |
| 1986 | ≈$53.48 | ≈$165 |
| 1987 | ≈$55.04 | ≈$163 |
| 1988 | ≈$56.65 | ≈$161 |
| 1989 | ≈$58.30 | ≈$159 |
| 1990 | $60.00 | $155 |
| 1991 | ≈$61.88 | ≈$153 |
| 1992 | ≈$63.82 | ≈$153 |
| 1993 | ≈$65.81 | ≈$154 |
| 1994 | ≈$67.87 | ≈$154 |
| 1995 | $70.00 | $155 |
| 1996 | ≈$72.77 | ≈$157 |
| 1997 | ≈$75.65 | ≈$159 |
| 1998 | ≈$78.65 | ≈$163 |
| 1999 | ≈$81.76 | ≈$166 |
| 2000 | $85.00 | $166 |
| 2001 | ≈$86.91 | ≈$166 |
| 2002 | ≈$88.87 | ≈$167 |
| 2003 | ≈$90.87 | ≈$167 |
| 2004 | ≈$92.91 | ≈$166 |
| 2005 | $95.00 | $164 |
| 2006 | ≈$95.98 | ≈$161 |
| 2007 | ≈$96.97 | ≈$158 |
| 2008 | ≈$97.97 | ≈$153 |
| 2009 | ≈$98.98 | ≈$156 |
| 2010 | $100 | $155 |
| 2011 | ≈$104 | ≈$156 |
| 2012 | ≈$108 | ≈$158 |
| 2013 | ≈$112 | ≈$161 |
| 2014 | ≈$116 | ≈$165 |
| 2015 | $120 | $171 |
| 2016 | ≈$123 | ≈$172 |
| 2017 | ≈$125 | ≈$173 |
| 2018 | ≈$128 | ≈$172 |
| 2019 | $131 | $173 |
| 2020 | $103 | $134 |
| 2021 | ≈$123 | ≈$153 |
| 2022 | $148 | $168 |
| 2023 | $155 | $171 |
| 2024 | $158 | $169 |
| 2025 | $161 | $168 |
| Oct 2026 (latest) | $163 | $163 |
Among the 2,314 U.S. places with at least 20,000 people, as of October 2026. Partly scaled by the local median home value from the Census American Community Survey (the county’s figure when the place has fewer than 5,000 people).
| Newport Beach, CA | $305 |
| Palo Alto, CA | $305 |
| Cupertino, CA | $305 |
| Manhattan Beach, CA | $305 |
| Los Gatos, CA | $305 |
| Flint, MI | $86.06 |
| Saginaw, MI | $89.49 |
| Youngstown, OH | $91.20 |
| New Castle, PA | $97.95 |
| Danville, IL | $98.53 |
STR (CoStar), U.S. average daily rate, for recent years. Earlier years are estimates.
For cities: Partly scaled by the local median home value from the Census American Community Survey (the county’s figure when the place has fewer than 5,000 people).
Each year shows the U.S. figure at midyear. Years marked ≈ fall between this series’ data points and are estimated by smooth interpolation between them. Today’s dollars use the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). How it works.
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What everything cost in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020. All prices.