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2001 vs 2013

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$42,230 $53,590

+26.9%

Median Home

$173,100 $266,225

+53.8%

Housing Labor

4.1yr 5.0yr

1.2x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2001 Price 2013 Price Change Hours 2001 Hours 2013 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $0.93 $1.91 +105% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.00 $1.41 +41% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.88 $3.46 +20% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $1.46 $3.53 +141% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.71 $3.40 +98% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.11 $1.50 +35% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.25 $5.29 +62% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.09 $5.45 +76% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.70 $4.99 +35% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $5.96 $10.72 +80% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +43% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $3,735 $8,312 +123% 184.0h 322.6h Harder
🚗 New Car $22,457 $32,086 +43% 1106.1h 1245.4h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $605 $843 +39% 29.8h 32.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $43.32 $106 +144% 2.1h 4.1h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $5.56 $7.59 +37% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2001 to 2013, sorted by magnitude.

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.1h → 4.1h

1.9x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.9x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

184.0h → 322.6h

1.8x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.4x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.4x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1106.1h → 1245.4h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

29.8h → 32.7h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2001 to 2013, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2001 ($42,230), you'd need $55,566 in 2013 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (177.0 → 233.0).

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