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2013 vs 2014

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$53,590 $53,660

+0.1%

Median Home

$266,225 $285,775

+7.3%

Housing Labor

5.0yr 5.3yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2013 Price 2014 Price Change Hours 2013 Hours 2014 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.91 $2.02 +6% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.41 $1.40 -0% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥛 Milk $3.46 $3.69 +7% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $3.53 $3.37 -5% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $3.40 $3.90 +15% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.50 $1.53 +2% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $5.29 $5.78 +9% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $5.45 $4.99 -8% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍊 Oranges $4.99 $4.89 -2% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍬 Sugar $10.72 $11.70 +9% 0.4h 0.5h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.13 $0.14 +4% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $8,312 $8,543 +3% 322.6h 331.1h Harder
🚗 New Car $32,086 $33,560 +5% 1245.4h 1300.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $843 $870 +3% 32.7h 33.7h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $106 $102 -4% 4.1h 3.9h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $7.59 $7.73 +2% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2013 to 2014, sorted by magnitude.

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.5h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1245.4h → 1300.9h

1.0x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

32.7h → 33.7h

1.0x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

322.6h → 331.1h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2013 to 2014, sorted by magnitude.

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

4.1h → 3.9h

1.0x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2013 ($53,590), you'd need $54,456 in 2014 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (233.0 → 236.7).

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