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2000 vs 2002

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$41,990 $42,410

+1.0%

Median Home

$167,550 $186,025

+11.0%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.4yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2000 Price 2002 Price Change Hours 2000 Hours 2002 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.03 +13% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.93 $1.02 +9% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.78 $2.76 -1% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.51 $1.36 -10% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $1.71 +9% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.07 $1.07 +0% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥓 Bacon $3.03 $3.24 +7% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.45 $2.92 -15% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍊 Oranges $3.45 $3.73 +8% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $5.41 $6.23 +15% 0.3h 0.3h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.09 +4% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,501 $4,081 +17% 173.4h 200.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $21,850 $22,871 +5% 1082.4h 1121.7h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $579 $629 +9% 28.7h 30.8h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $44.99 $40.59 -10% 2.2h 2.0h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.36 $5.73 +7% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2000 to 2002, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

173.4h → 200.2h

1.2x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

28.7h → 30.8h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1082.4h → 1121.7h

1.0x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2000 to 2002, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 2.0h

0.9x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2000 ($41,990), you'd need $43,862 in 2002 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (172.2 → 179.9).

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