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2007 vs 2016

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$50,230 $59,040

+17.5%

Median Home

$244,950 $305,125

+24.6%

Housing Labor

4.9yr 5.2yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2007 Price 2016 Price Change Hours 2007 Hours 2016 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.68 $1.68 +0% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🍞 Bread $1.21 $1.37 +14% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🥛 Milk $3.50 $3.20 -9% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $2.80 $2.14 -24% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $2.30 $3.75 +63% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.12 $1.46 +31% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.66 $5.42 +48% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.47 $4.39 +27% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $3.95 $4.76 +20% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $8.55 $12.33 +44% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.12 $0.14 +16% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $5,943 $8,804 +48% 246.1h 310.2h Harder
🚗 New Car $27,026 $35,309 +31% 1119.1h 1243.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $739 $935 +26% 30.6h 32.9h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $83.31 $65.64 -21% 3.4h 2.3h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $6.91 $8.18 +18% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2007 to 2016, sorted by magnitude.

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.4x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

246.1h → 310.2h

1.3x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.2x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1119.1h → 1243.9h

1.1x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

30.6h → 32.9h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2007 to 2016, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

0.7x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.4h → 2.3h

0.7x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

0.9x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2007 ($50,230), you'd need $58,142 in 2016 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (207.3 → 240.0).

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