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2005 vs 2010

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$46,330 $49,280

+6.4%

Median Home

$236,550 $222,700

-5.9%

Housing Labor

5.1yr 4.5yr

1.1x easier

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2005 Price 2010 Price Change Hours 2005 Hours 2010 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.22 $1.66 +36% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.04 $1.37 +32% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.19 $3.26 +2% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $2.30 $2.79 +21% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.30 $2.37 +3% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $1.06 $1.26 +20% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.39 $4.11 +21% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.26 $3.91 +20% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.74 $4.46 +19% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $7.77 $9.65 +24% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.10 $0.13 +28% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $5,351 $7,136 +33% 240.2h 301.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $25,164 $29,217 +16% 1129.7h 1233.2h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $685 $786 +15% 30.7h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $68.19 $83.69 +23% 3.1h 3.5h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.42 $7.29 +13% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2005 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

240.2h → 301.2h

1.3x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.2x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.2x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.1h → 3.5h

1.2x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1129.7h → 1233.2h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.7h → 33.2h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.1x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2005 to 2010, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2005 ($46,330), you'd need $51,742 in 2010 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (195.3 → 218.1).

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