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2003 vs 2010

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$43,320 $49,280

+13.8%

Median Home

$192,125 $222,700

+15.9%

Housing Labor

4.4yr 4.5yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2003 Price 2010 Price Change Hours 2003 Hours 2010 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.24 $1.66 +33% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.00 $1.37 +37% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.76 $3.26 +18% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $1.59 $2.79 +75% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $1.95 $2.37 +21% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.03 $1.26 +22% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.20 $4.11 +28% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $2.92 $3.91 +34% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.81 $4.46 +17% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $6.39 $9.65 +51% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.09 $0.13 +38% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $4,587 $7,136 +56% 220.2h 301.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $23,282 $29,217 +25% 1117.9h 1233.2h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $647 $786 +21% 31.1h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $47.43 $83.69 +76% 2.3h 3.5h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.03 $7.29 +21% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2003 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.3h → 3.5h

1.6x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.5x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

220.2h → 301.2h

1.4x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.3x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1117.9h → 1233.2h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.1h → 33.2h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2003 ($43,320), you'd need $51,343 in 2010 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (184.0 → 218.1).

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