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2000 vs 2017

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$41,990 $61,140

+45.6%

Median Home

$167,550 $322,425

+92.4%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 5.3yr

1.3x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2000 Price 2017 Price Change Hours 2000 Hours 2017 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $1.47 +61% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.93 $1.33 +43% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🥛 Milk $2.78 $3.23 +16% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.51 $2.41 +59% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $3.64 +132% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.07 $1.47 +37% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥓 Bacon $3.03 $5.77 +90% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.45 $4.45 +29% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $3.45 $4.69 +36% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍬 Sugar $5.41 $12.66 +134% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.14 +58% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,501 $9,037 +158% 173.4h 307.4h Harder
🚗 New Car $21,850 $36,113 +65% 1082.4h 1228.6h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $579 $971 +68% 28.7h 33.0h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $44.99 $74.24 +65% 2.2h 2.5h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.36 $8.40 +57% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2000 to 2017, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

173.4h → 307.4h

1.8x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.6x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

28.7h → 33.0h

1.2x

harder

🚗
New Car

1082.4h → 1228.6h

1.1x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 2.5h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2000 to 2017, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2000 ($41,990), you'd need $59,774 in 2017 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (172.2 → 245.1).

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