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2000 vs 2010

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$41,990 $49,280

+17.4%

Median Home

$167,550 $222,700

+32.9%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 4.5yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2000 Price 2010 Price Change Hours 2000 Hours 2010 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.66 +82% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.93 $1.37 +48% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.78 $3.26 +17% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.51 $2.79 +85% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $2.37 +51% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.07 $1.26 +18% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.03 $4.11 +35% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.45 $3.91 +13% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $3.45 $4.46 +30% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $5.41 $9.65 +78% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +46% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,501 $7,136 +104% 173.4h 301.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $21,850 $29,217 +34% 1082.4h 1233.2h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $579 $786 +36% 28.7h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $44.99 $83.69 +86% 2.2h 3.5h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.36 $7.29 +36% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2000 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

173.4h → 301.2h

1.7x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 3.5h

1.6x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.5x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.5x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.2x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.2x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

28.7h → 33.2h

1.2x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🚗
New Car

1082.4h → 1233.2h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2000 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2000 ($41,990), you'd need $53,179 in 2010 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (172.2 → 218.1).

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