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2014 vs 2021

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$53,660 $70,780

+31.9%

Median Home

$285,775 $383,000

+34.0%

Housing Labor

5.3yr 5.4yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2014 Price 2021 Price Change Hours 2014 Hours 2021 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $2.02 $1.67 -17% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🍞 Bread $1.40 $1.52 +9% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥛 Milk $3.69 $3.54 -4% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $3.37 $3.05 -9% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $3.90 $4.33 +11% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $1.53 $1.53 -0% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥓 Bacon $5.78 $6.64 +15% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
☕ Coffee $4.99 $4.71 -6% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍊 Oranges $4.89 $4.89 -0% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍬 Sugar $11.70 $13.19 +13% 0.5h 0.4h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.14 +3% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $8,543 $9,375 +10% 331.1h 275.5h Easier
🚗 New Car $33,560 $42,258 +26% 1300.9h 1241.8h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $870 $1,100 +26% 33.7h 32.3h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $102 $92.47 -9% 3.9h 2.7h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $7.73 $9.12 +18% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2014 to 2021, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.0h

0.6x

easier

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

0.7x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

3.9h → 2.7h

0.7x

easier

Coffee

0.2h → 0.1h

0.7x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.7x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🎓
College Tuition

331.1h → 275.5h

0.8x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.2h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🍬
Sugar

0.5h → 0.4h

0.9x

easier

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

0.9x

easier

🚗
New Car

1300.9h → 1241.8h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.7h → 32.3h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2014 ($53,660), you'd need $61,425 in 2021 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (236.7 → 271.0).

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