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2000 vs 2015

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$41,990 $56,520

+34.6%

Median Home

$167,550 $294,150

+75.6%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 5.2yr

1.3x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2000 Price 2015 Price Change Hours 2000 Hours 2015 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $2.47 +170% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.93 $1.44 +55% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.78 $3.42 +23% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.51 $2.45 +62% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $4.17 +166% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.07 $1.49 +39% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.03 $5.45 +80% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.45 $4.72 +37% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.45 $4.74 +38% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $5.41 $12.25 +127% 0.3h 0.5h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.14 +58% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,501 $8,778 +151% 173.4h 323.0h Harder
🚗 New Car $21,850 $34,428 +58% 1082.4h 1267.0h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $579 $901 +56% 28.7h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $44.99 $74.01 +65% 2.2h 2.7h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.36 $7.90 +47% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2000 to 2015, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

2.0x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.2h

2.0x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

173.4h → 323.0h

1.9x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.5h

1.7x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 2.7h

1.2x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.2x

harder

🚗
New Car

1082.4h → 1267.0h

1.2x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

28.7h → 33.2h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2000 to 2015, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2000 ($41,990), you'd need $57,794 in 2015 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (172.2 → 237.0).

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