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2011 vs 2012

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$50,050 $51,020

+1.9%

Median Home

$224,900 $244,400

+8.7%

Housing Labor

4.5yr 4.8yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2011 Price 2012 Price Change Hours 2011 Hours 2012 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.77 $1.84 +4% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.44 $1.42 -2% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥛 Milk $3.57 $3.49 -2% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $3.53 $3.64 +3% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $2.77 $3.03 +9% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.29 $1.42 +10% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $4.63 $4.56 -2% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
☕ Coffee $5.19 $5.68 +9% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.93 $5.04 +2% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $9.93 $10.28 +4% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.13 $0.13 -0% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $7,713 $8,070 +5% 320.5h 329.0h Harder
🚗 New Car $30,659 $31,252 +2% 1274.1h 1274.1h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $799 $820 +3% 33.2h 33.4h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $105 $109 +3% 4.4h 4.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $7.36 $7.51 +2% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2011 to 2012, sorted by magnitude.

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

320.5h → 329.0h

1.0x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

4.4h → 4.4h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.2h → 33.4h

1.0x

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 2011 to 2012, sorted by magnitude.

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

🚗
New Car

1274.1h → 1274.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2011 ($50,050), you'd need $51,088 in 2012 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (224.9 → 229.6).

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