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2007 vs 2014

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$50,230 $53,660

+6.8%

Median Home

$244,950 $285,775

+16.7%

Housing Labor

4.9yr 5.3yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2007 Price 2014 Price Change Hours 2007 Hours 2014 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.68 $2.02 +20% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.21 $1.40 +16% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.50 $3.69 +5% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $2.80 $3.37 +20% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.30 $3.90 +70% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.12 $1.53 +37% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.66 $5.78 +58% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.47 $4.99 +44% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.95 $4.89 +24% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $8.55 $11.70 +37% 0.4h 0.5h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.12 $0.14 +18% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $5,943 $8,543 +44% 246.1h 331.1h Harder
🚗 New Car $27,026 $33,560 +24% 1119.1h 1300.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $739 $870 +18% 30.6h 33.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $83.31 $102 +22% 3.4h 3.9h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.91 $7.73 +12% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2007 to 2014, sorted by magnitude.

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.2h

1.6x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.5x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

246.1h → 331.1h

1.3x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.5h

1.3x

harder

🚗
New Car

1119.1h → 1300.9h

1.2x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.4h → 3.9h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.6h → 33.7h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2007 to 2014, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2007 ($50,230), you'd need $57,345 in 2014 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (207.3 → 236.7).

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