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1993 vs 2011

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$31,240 $50,050

+60.2%

Median Home

$126,500 $224,900

+77.8%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.5yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1993 Price 2011 Price Change Hours 1993 Hours 2011 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.77 +94% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.75 $1.44 +92% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $1.11 $3.53 +218% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $2.77 +77% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $0.89 $1.29 +45% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥓 Bacon $1.93 $4.63 +140% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $2.47 $5.19 +110% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $2.53 $4.93 +95% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +42% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $2,537 $7,713 +204% 168.9h 320.5h Harder
🚗 New Car $17,677 $30,659 +73% 1177.0h 1274.1h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $474 $799 +69% 31.5h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.24 $105 +208% 2.3h 4.4h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1993 to 2011, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

2.0x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.3h → 4.4h

1.9x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

168.9h → 320.5h

1.9x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.2h

1.5x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1177.0h → 1274.1h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.5h → 33.2h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1993 to 2011, sorted by magnitude.

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.9x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1993 ($31,240), you'd need $48,635 in 2011 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (144.5 → 224.9).

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