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2007 vs 2008

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$50,230 $50,300

+0.1%

Median Home

$244,950 $229,550

-6.3%

Housing Labor

4.9yr 4.6yr

1.1x easier

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2007 Price 2008 Price Change Hours 2007 Hours 2008 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.68 $1.99 +19% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.21 $1.37 +13% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.50 $3.80 +8% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.80 $3.27 +17% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.30 $2.34 +2% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.12 $1.21 +8% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.66 $3.66 +0% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $3.95 $4.21 +7% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $8.55 $9.45 +11% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.12 $0.12 +6% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $5,943 $6,185 +4% 246.1h 255.8h Harder
🚗 New Car $27,026 $27,291 +1% 1119.1h 1128.5h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $739 $766 +4% 30.6h 31.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $83.31 $96.75 +16% 3.4h 4.0h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.91 $7.07 +2% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2007 to 2008, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.4h → 4.0h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

246.1h → 255.8h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.6h → 31.7h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🚗
New Car

1119.1h → 1128.5h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2007 to 2008, sorted by magnitude.

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2007 ($50,230), you'd need $52,146 in 2008 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (207.3 → 215.3).

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