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2015 vs 2021

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$56,520 $70,780

+25.2%

Median Home

$294,150 $383,000

+30.2%

Housing Labor

5.2yr 5.4yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2015 Price 2021 Price Change Hours 2015 Hours 2021 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $2.47 $1.67 -32% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🍞 Bread $1.44 $1.52 +6% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥛 Milk $3.42 $3.54 +4% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
⛽ Gas $2.45 $3.05 +25% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $4.17 $4.33 +4% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🐔 Chicken $1.49 $1.53 +3% 0.1h 0.0h Easier
🥓 Bacon $5.45 $6.64 +22% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
☕ Coffee $4.72 $4.71 -0% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍊 Oranges $4.74 $4.89 +3% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍬 Sugar $12.25 $13.19 +8% 0.5h 0.4h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.14 +2% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $8,778 $9,375 +7% 323.0h 275.5h Easier
🚗 New Car $34,428 $42,258 +23% 1267.0h 1241.8h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $901 $1,100 +22% 33.2h 32.3h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $74.01 $92.47 +25% 2.7h 2.7h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $7.90 $9.12 +16% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2015 to 2021, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.0h

0.5x

easier

Coffee

0.2h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🥩
Ground Beef

0.2h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🍞
Bread

0.1h → 0.0h

0.8x

easier

🎓
College Tuition

323.0h → 275.5h

0.9x

easier

🍬
Sugar

0.5h → 0.4h

0.9x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

0.9x

easier

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.2h → 32.3h

1.0x

easier

🚗
New Car

1267.0h → 1241.8h

1.0x

easier

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.7h → 2.7h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2015 ($56,520), you'd need $64,620 in 2021 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (237.0 → 271.0).

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