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1993 vs 2010

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$31,240 $49,280

+57.7%

Median Home

$126,500 $222,700

+76.0%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.5yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1993 Price 2010 Price Change Hours 1993 Hours 2010 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.66 +82% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.75 $1.37 +83% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $1.11 $2.79 +152% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $2.37 +51% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $0.89 $1.26 +42% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥓 Bacon $1.93 $4.11 +113% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $2.47 $3.91 +58% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $2.53 $4.46 +76% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +39% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $2,537 $7,136 +181% 168.9h 301.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $17,677 $29,217 +65% 1177.0h 1233.2h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $474 $786 +66% 31.5h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.24 $83.69 +144% 2.3h 3.5h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1993 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

168.9h → 301.2h

1.8x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.3h → 3.5h

1.5x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.5h → 33.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1177.0h → 1233.2h

1.0x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1993 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.9x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1993 ($31,240), you'd need $47,155 in 2010 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (144.5 → 218.1).

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