Damn I love Google. I've been meaning to find one of these for ages. It took a while, but I finally found a constant dollar calculator. If you've ever wondered what something you bought today would have cost way back when, or the other way around, then this is for you.

Bookmark the page.

If for example an item bought way back when would cost more today than the calculator says it should, then you know that the cost of that item has risen faster than the rate of inflation.

Hehehe heres the uk one well i think theres 2 on here that are from the uk http://eh.net/hmit/ukcompare/