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1995 vs 2010

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$34,080 $49,280

+44.6%

Median Home

$133,475 $222,700

+66.8%

Housing Labor

3.9yr 4.5yr

1.2x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 1995 Price 2010 Price Change Hours 1995 Hours 2010 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.92 $1.66 +80% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.79 $1.37 +74% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.48 $3.26 +31% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.15 $2.79 +143% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.37 $2.37 +73% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $0.92 $1.26 +38% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥓 Bacon $1.99 $4.11 +107% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.04 $3.91 -3% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $2.65 $4.46 +68% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $4.57 $9.65 +111% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +36% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $2,811 $7,136 +154% 171.6h 301.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $18,916 $29,217 +54% 1154.5h 1233.2h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $497 $786 +58% 30.3h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $34.93 $83.69 +140% 2.1h 3.5h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 1995 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

171.6h → 301.2h

1.8x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.7x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.1h → 3.5h

1.7x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.5x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.2h

1.4x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.3h → 33.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1154.5h → 1233.2h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 1995 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

0.7x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.2h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.9x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 1995 ($34,080), you'd need $48,772 in 2010 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (152.4 → 218.1).

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