Purchasing power for french currencies


To help you to know what was the price of camera a long time ago, we offer this page to convert francs and euros amount in 2018 euros.
Insee (French Statistic Office) offers also an online converter Lien externe, until the current year.

How to use our table?
To convert 1000 francs from 1914 in 2018 euros, you have to go on the line of 1914 and multiply1000 by 3,14319, so 1000 francs of 1914 are equal (in terms of purchasing power) to 3143 euros.
An example: Kodak Instamatic 133, sold 121 francs in 1970 should cost 132 euros in 2018 !!! (OMG)

Bread price:
Per kilo in Paris:


1890
0,40
1910
0,39
1914
0,44
1920
1,13
1925
1,58
1930
2,15
1935
1,61
1939
3,10
1944
3,96
1945
6,67
1950
35,40
1955
56,60
1960 *
0,62
1964
0,72
1991
10,55
1995
11,70


* In 1960, one "Nouveau Franc" (new franc) replace 100 "Anciens francs" (old francs )

Euros Value in euro in 2018
2018 1
2017 1,0185
2016 1,029
2015 1,0309
2014 1,0313
2013 1,0365
2012 1,0455
2011 1,066
2010 1,0885
2009 1,105
2008 1,106
2007 1,1371
2006 1,154
2005 1,1728
2004 1,1946
2003 1,22
2002 1,245
Francs
2001 0,19354
2000 0,1967
1999 0,19995
1998 0,20097
1997 0,20226
1996 0,20463
1995 0,20871
1994 0,21266
1993 0,21618
1992 0,22073
1991 0,2258
1990 0,23317
1989 0,24104
1988 0,24974
1987 0,25646
1986 0,26453
1985 0,27157
1984 0,28736
1983 0,30864
1982 0,33834
1981 0,37833
1980 0,42905
1979 0,48717
1978 0,5397
1977 0,58861
1976 0,64357
1975 0,7057
1974 0,78856
1973 0,89703
1972 0,9798
1971 1,0401
1970 1,09902
1969 1,15643
1968 1,23069
1967 1,28608
1966 1,32178
1965 1,35716
1964 1,39079
1963 1,43919
1962 1,50825
1961 1,57949
1960 * 1,63198
1959 0,01691
1958 0,01796
1957 0,02065
1956 0,02129
1955 0,02216
1954 0,02338
1953 0,02248
1952 0,0221
1951 0,02475
1950 0,02873
1949 0,03162
1948 0,0358
1947 0,05673
1946 0,08495
1945 0,12988
1944 0,19166
1943 0,23456
1942 0,29103
1941 0,34924
1940 0,41358
1939 0,49112
1938 0,52386
1937 0,58207
1936 0,74838
1935 0,7858
1934 0,71436
1933 0,71436
1932 0,6833
1931 0,62863
1930 0,58207
1929 0,60446
1928 0,62864
1927 0,62864
1926 0,65483
1925 0,87311
1924 0,92447
1923 1,04773
1922 1,12257
1921 1,12257
1920 0,98225
1919 1,30966
1918 1,74621
1917 2,24513
1916 2,61932
1915, 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911 3,14319
1910, 1909, 1908, 1937, 1906, 1905, 1904, 1903, 1902, 1901 3,92899