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2000 vs 2023

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$41,990 $80,610

+92.0%

Median Home

$167,550 $426,525

+154.6%

Housing Labor

4.0yr 5.3yr

1.3x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2000 Price 2023 Price Change Hours 2000 Hours 2023 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.91 $2.80 +206% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $0.93 $1.96 +111% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.78 $4.03 +45% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.51 $3.66 +142% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.57 $5.02 +220% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.07 $1.91 +79% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥓 Bacon $3.03 $6.65 +120% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.45 $6.16 +78% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $3.45 $5.90 +71% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍬 Sugar $5.41 $13.40 +148% 0.3h 0.3h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.17 +93% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,501 $10,209 +192% 173.4h 263.4h Harder
🚗 New Car $21,850 $47,936 +119% 1082.4h 1236.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $579 $1,259 +117% 28.7h 32.5h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $44.99 $109 +143% 2.2h 2.8h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.36 $10.23 +91% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2000 to 2023, sorted by magnitude.

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.7x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

173.4h → 263.4h

1.5x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.3h

1.3x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.2h → 2.8h

1.3x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1082.4h → 1236.9h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

28.7h → 32.5h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2000 to 2023, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.0h

0.9x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2000 ($41,990), you'd need $74,304 in 2023 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (172.2 → 304.7).

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