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1993 vs 2007

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$31,240 $50,230

+60.8%

Median Home

$126,500 $244,950

+93.6%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.9yr

1.2x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1993 Price 2007 Price Change Hours 1993 Hours 2007 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.68 +84% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.75 $1.21 +61% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.11 $2.80 +153% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $2.30 +47% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $0.89 $1.12 +25% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥓 Bacon $1.93 $3.66 +89% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $2.47 $3.47 +40% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍊 Oranges $2.53 $3.95 +56% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.12 +27% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $2,537 $5,943 +134% 168.9h 246.1h Harder
🚗 New Car $17,677 $27,026 +53% 1177.0h 1119.1h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $474 $739 +56% 31.5h 30.6h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.24 $83.31 +143% 2.3h 3.4h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1993 to 2007, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.3h → 3.4h

1.5x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

168.9h → 246.1h

1.5x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1993 to 2007, sorted by magnitude.

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

Coffee

0.2h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🚗
New Car

1177.0h → 1119.1h

1.0x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.5h → 30.6h

1.0x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1993 ($31,240), you'd need $44,834 in 2007 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (144.5 → 207.3).

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