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1992 vs 1993

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$30,640 $31,240

+2.0%

Median Home

$121,375 $126,500

+4.2%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.0yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1992 Price 1993 Price Change Hours 1992 Hours 1993 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.86 $0.91 +6% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.75 $0.75 +0% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.13 $1.11 -2% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $1.54 $1.57 +2% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $0.87 $0.89 +2% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $1.92 $1.93 +1% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
☕ Coffee $2.58 $2.47 -4% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $2.58 $2.53 -2% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.09 +4% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $2,349 $2,537 +8% 159.5h 168.9h Harder
🚗 New Car $17,109 $17,677 +3% 1161.4h 1177.0h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $463 $474 +2% 31.4h 31.5h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.64 $34.24 -1% 2.4h 2.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1992 to 1993, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

159.5h → 168.9h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

🚗
New Car

1161.4h → 1177.0h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.4h → 31.5h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1992 to 1993, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.4h → 2.3h

1.0x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1992 ($30,640), you'd need $31,550 in 1993 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (140.3 → 144.5).

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