RM100 in 2006 is worth RM154.09 in September 2026. DOSM's Consumer Price Index was 89.3 in January 2006 and 137.6 in September 2026, so prices are 54.1% higher. Put the other way round, what costs RM100 today cost about RM64.90 in 2006.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Consumer Price Index via data.gov.my, compared January 2006 to September 2026.
Try your own amount| In 2006 | Worth in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| RM1 | RM1.54 |
| RM10 | RM15.41 |
| RM50 | RM77.04 |
| RM100 | RM154.09 |
| RM500 | RM770.44 |
| RM1,000 | RM1,541 |
| RM10,000 | RM15,409 |
| RM100,000 | RM154,087 |
RM100 today (September 2026) buys what RM64.90 bought in January 2006.
Between January 2006 and September 2026, prices rose 54.1% in total. That is an average of 2.1% a year, compounded.
Prices rose 3.2% between January 2006 and January 2007. That is above the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 19th highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Inflation in 2006 was the same pace as 2005 (3.2%) and faster than 2007 (2.3%).
RM100 in 2006 is worth RM154.09 in September 2026, going by DOSM's Consumer Price Index from January 2006.
Prices rose 3.2% between January 2006 and January 2007. That is above the average of 2.7% a year from January 1980 to January 2026. It ranks 19th highest of 46 years with a January-to-January reading.
Between January 2006 and September 2026, prices rose 54.1% in total. That is an average of 2.1% a year, compounded.
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