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2010 vs 2011

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$49,280 $50,050

+1.6%

Median Home

$222,700 $224,900

+1.0%

Housing Labor

4.5yr 4.5yr

1.0x easier

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2010 Price 2011 Price Change Hours 2010 Hours 2011 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.66 $1.77 +7% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.37 $1.44 +5% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.26 $3.57 +10% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.79 $3.53 +27% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.37 $2.77 +17% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.26 $1.29 +2% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $4.11 $4.63 +13% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $3.91 $5.19 +33% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.46 $4.93 +10% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $9.65 $9.93 +3% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.13 $0.13 +2% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $7,136 $7,713 +8% 301.2h 320.5h Harder
🚗 New Car $29,217 $30,659 +5% 1233.2h 1274.1h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $786 $799 +2% 33.2h 33.2h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $83.69 $105 +26% 3.5h 4.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $7.29 $7.36 +1% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2010 to 2011, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.5h → 4.4h

1.2x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

301.2h → 320.5h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🚗
New Car

1233.2h → 1274.1h

1.0x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.2h → 33.2h

1.0x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2010 to 2011, sorted by magnitude.

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2010 ($49,280), you'd need $50,827 in 2011 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (218.1 → 224.9).

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