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1995 vs 1996

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$34,080 $35,490

+4.1%

Median Home

$133,475 $140,250

+5.1%

Housing Labor

3.9yr 4.0yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1995 Price 1996 Price Change Hours 1995 Hours 1996 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.92 $1.11 +20% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.79 $0.88 +11% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.48 $2.62 +6% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
⛽ Gas $1.15 $1.23 +7% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.37 $1.37 -0% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $0.92 $0.97 +6% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $1.99 $2.47 +25% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.04 $3.43 -15% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $2.65 $2.86 +8% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $4.57 $4.93 +8% 0.3h 0.3h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.09 +1% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $2,811 $2,975 +6% 171.6h 174.4h Harder
🚗 New Car $18,916 $19,828 +5% 1154.5h 1162.1h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $497 $510 +3% 30.3h 29.9h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.93 $37.05 +6% 2.1h 2.2h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1995 to 1996, sorted by magnitude.

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.1h → 2.2h

1.0x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

171.6h → 174.4h

1.0x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🚗
New Car

1154.5h → 1162.1h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1995 to 1996, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

0.8x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.3h → 29.9h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1995 ($34,080), you'd need $35,081 in 1996 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (152.4 → 156.9).

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