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1994 vs 2007

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$32,260 $50,230

+55.7%

Median Home

$130,425 $244,950

+87.8%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.9yr

1.2x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1994 Price 2007 Price Change Hours 1994 Hours 2007 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.86 $1.68 +94% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.76 $1.21 +59% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
⛽ Gas $1.11 $2.80 +152% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.48 $2.30 +56% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $0.90 $1.12 +24% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥓 Bacon $1.99 $3.66 +84% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.40 $3.47 +2% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍊 Oranges $2.63 $3.95 +51% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.12 +27% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $2,681 $5,943 +122% 172.9h 246.1h Harder
🚗 New Car $18,657 $27,026 +45% 1202.9h 1119.1h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $485 $739 +52% 31.3h 30.6h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.37 $83.31 +142% 2.2h 3.4h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1994 to 2007, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 3.4h

1.6x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

172.9h → 246.1h

1.4x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1994 to 2007, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.1h

0.7x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🚗
New Car

1202.9h → 1119.1h

0.9x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.3h → 30.6h

1.0x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1994 ($32,260), you'd need $45,127 in 2007 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (148.2 → 207.3).

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