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2007 vs 2013

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$50,230 $53,590

+6.7%

Median Home

$244,950 $266,225

+8.7%

Housing Labor

4.9yr 5.0yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2007 Price 2013 Price Change Hours 2007 Hours 2013 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.68 $1.91 +14% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.21 $1.41 +17% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.50 $3.46 -1% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $2.80 $3.53 +26% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.30 $3.40 +48% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.12 $1.50 +34% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.66 $5.29 +45% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.47 $5.45 +57% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.95 $4.99 +26% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $8.55 $10.72 +25% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.12 $0.13 +13% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $5,943 $8,312 +40% 246.1h 322.6h Harder
🚗 New Car $27,026 $32,086 +19% 1119.1h 1245.4h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $739 $843 +14% 30.6h 32.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $83.31 $106 +27% 3.4h 4.1h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.91 $7.59 +10% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2007 to 2013, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.5x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.4x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.4x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

246.1h → 322.6h

1.3x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.4h → 4.1h

1.2x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.2x

harder

🚗
New Car

1119.1h → 1245.4h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.6h → 32.7h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2007 to 2013, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2007 ($50,230), you'd need $56,434 in 2013 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (207.3 → 233.0).

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