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2006 vs 2007

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$48,200 $50,230

+4.2%

Median Home

$243,750 $244,950

+0.5%

Housing Labor

5.1yr 4.9yr

1.0x easier

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2006 Price 2007 Price Change Hours 2006 Hours 2007 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.31 $1.68 +28% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.08 $1.21 +12% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.08 $3.50 +14% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.59 $2.80 +8% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.22 $2.30 +4% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $1.05 $1.12 +6% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.44 $3.66 +6% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.20 $3.47 +8% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.75 $3.95 +5% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $7.90 $8.55 +8% 0.3h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.11 $0.12 +4% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $5,666 $5,943 +5% 244.5h 246.1h Harder
🚗 New Car $25,950 $27,026 +4% 1119.8h 1119.1h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $709 $739 +4% 30.6h 30.6h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $76.82 $83.31 +8% 3.3h 3.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.65 $6.91 +4% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2006 to 2007, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.3h → 3.4h

1.0x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.3h → 0.4h

1.0x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.1h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

244.5h → 246.1h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.6h → 30.6h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2006 to 2007, sorted by magnitude.

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

easier

🚗
New Car

1119.8h → 1119.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2006 ($48,200), you'd need $49,584 in 2007 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (201.6 → 207.3).

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