How many bitcoin does it take to buy a house?
About 5.05 ₿ for the median U.S. home, which FRED put at $410,700 as of Jun 30, 2026. A 20% down payment is about 1.01 ₿.
What your bitcoin buys today
Bitcoin priced in dollars, gold, work, gas, and U.S. homes, with how that has changed over one and five years.
₿ buys
| Item | Today | vs 1 yr ago | vs 5 yrs ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. dollars | $81,273 | ||
| Gold | 20.15 | ||
| Hours of work | 2,150 | ||
| Gasoline | 18,971 | ||
| Median U.S. home | 0.198 | ||
| 20% down payment | 0.989 |
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Then and now
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Dig deeper
- Everyday pricesBitcoin in hours of work, gallons of gas, eggs, coffee, and electricity, plus its price adjusted for inflation.
- MarketsPurchasing power against the dollar, gold, the S&P 500, and homes since 2014.
- Savings calculatorSave a fixed amount in bitcoin every week or month and see what it buys today.
- Retirement checkWhat your bitcoin would pay you each year, after tax and inflation, as a ladder of Treasury bonds.
- Cycle gaugeToday against the 200-week average and the all-time high, plus a live halving countdown.
- HousingMedian home prices and down payments in bitcoin, by U.S. region.
- How it's calculatedSources, update cadence, and formulas.
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How much gold does one bitcoin buy?
About 20.1 troy ounces, with gold futures at $4,034 per ounce as of Oct 22, 2026.
How many sats is one dollar worth?
About 1,230 sats at $81,273 per bitcoin. One bitcoin is 100,000,000 sats.
Has bitcoin gained purchasing power against gold?
One bitcoin buys about 65 times as much gold as it did on Sep 30, 2014, the start of this series, though the path has been volatile.
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