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2017 vs 2022

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$61,140 $74,580

+22.0%

Median Home

$322,425 $432,950

+34.3%

Housing Labor

5.3yr 5.8yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2017 Price 2022 Price Change Hours 2017 Hours 2022 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.47 $2.86 +95% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.33 $1.70 +28% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.23 $4.09 +27% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.41 $4.09 +70% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $3.64 $4.81 +32% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.47 $1.80 +22% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $5.77 $7.31 +27% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.45 $5.89 +32% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.69 $5.43 +16% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍬 Sugar $12.66 $13.48 +7% 0.4h 0.4h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.16 +15% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $9,037 $9,750 +8% 307.4h 271.9h Easier
🚗 New Car $36,113 $48,008 +33% 1228.6h 1338.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $971 $1,166 +20% 33.0h 32.5h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $74.24 $121 +64% 2.5h 3.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $8.40 $9.67 +15% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2017 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.4x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.5h → 3.4h

1.3x

harder

🚗
New Car

1228.6h → 1338.9h

1.1x

harder

Coffee

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2017 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

0.9x

easier

🎓
College Tuition

307.4h → 271.9h

0.9x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

0.9x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

0.9x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

0.9x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.0h → 32.5h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2017 ($61,140), you'd need $72,989 in 2022 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (245.1 → 292.6).

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