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2007 vs 2009

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$50,230 $49,780

-0.9%

Median Home

$244,950 $215,650

-12.0%

Housing Labor

4.9yr 4.3yr

1.1x easier

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2007 Price 2009 Price Change Hours 2007 Hours 2009 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.68 $1.66 -1% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.21 $1.39 +15% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.50 $3.11 -11% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $2.80 $2.35 -16% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $2.30 $2.22 -3% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $1.12 $1.28 +15% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.66 $3.61 -1% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
☕ Coffee $3.47 $3.67 +6% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.95 $4.32 +9% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $8.55 $10.07 +18% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.12 $0.13 +9% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $5,943 $6,695 +13% 246.1h 279.7h Harder
🚗 New Car $27,026 $28,400 +5% 1119.1h 1186.7h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $739 $784 +6% 30.6h 32.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $83.31 $70.76 -15% 3.4h 3.0h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.91 $7.18 +4% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2007 to 2009, sorted by magnitude.

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

246.1h → 279.7h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.6h → 32.7h

1.1x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1119.1h → 1186.7h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2007 to 2009, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.4h → 3.0h

0.9x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2007 ($50,230), you'd need $51,979 in 2009 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (207.3 → 214.6).

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