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2000 vs 2013

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$41,990 $53,590

+27.6%

Median Home

$167,550 $266,225

+58.9%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 5.0yr

1.2x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2000 Price 2013 Price Change Hours 2000 Hours 2013 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.91 +109% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.93 $1.41 +51% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.78 $3.46 +24% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.51 $3.53 +134% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $3.40 +117% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.07 $1.50 +40% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.03 $5.29 +74% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.45 $5.45 +58% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.45 $4.99 +45% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $5.41 $10.72 +98% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +51% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,501 $8,312 +137% 173.4h 322.6h Harder
🚗 New Car $21,850 $32,086 +47% 1082.4h 1245.4h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $579 $843 +46% 28.7h 32.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $44.99 $106 +135% 2.2h 4.1h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.36 $7.59 +42% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2000 to 2013, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

173.4h → 322.6h

1.9x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 4.1h

1.8x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.8x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.7x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.6x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.4x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🚗
New Car

1082.4h → 1245.4h

1.2x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

28.7h → 32.7h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2000 to 2013, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2000 ($41,990), you'd need $56,807 in 2013 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (172.2 → 233.0).

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