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2009 vs 2011

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$49,780 $50,050

+0.5%

Median Home

$215,650 $224,900

+4.3%

Housing Labor

4.3yr 4.5yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2009 Price 2011 Price Change Hours 2009 Hours 2011 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.66 $1.77 +6% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.39 $1.44 +4% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.11 $3.57 +15% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.35 $3.53 +50% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.22 $2.77 +25% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.28 $1.29 +1% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $3.61 $4.63 +28% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.67 $5.19 +41% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.32 $4.93 +14% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $10.07 $9.93 -1% 0.4h 0.4h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.13 $0.13 +2% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $6,695 $7,713 +15% 279.7h 320.5h Harder
🚗 New Car $28,400 $30,659 +8% 1186.7h 1274.1h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $784 $799 +2% 32.7h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $70.76 $105 +49% 3.0h 4.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $7.18 $7.36 +3% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2009 to 2011, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.5x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.0h → 4.4h

1.5x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.4x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

279.7h → 320.5h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1186.7h → 1274.1h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

32.7h → 33.2h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2009 to 2011, sorted by magnitude.

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2009 ($49,780), you'd need $52,183 in 2011 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (214.6 → 224.9).

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