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2018 vs 2022

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$63,180 $74,580

+18.0%

Median Home

$325,275 $432,950

+33.1%

Housing Labor

5.1yr 5.8yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2018 Price 2022 Price Change Hours 2018 Hours 2022 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.74 $2.86 +64% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.29 $1.70 +32% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.90 $4.09 +41% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.74 $4.09 +50% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $3.72 $4.81 +29% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.50 $1.80 +20% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $5.47 $7.31 +34% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.30 $5.89 +37% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.74 $5.43 +15% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍬 Sugar $12.46 $13.48 +8% 0.4h 0.4h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.16 +16% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $9,212 $9,750 +6% 303.3h 271.9h Easier
🚗 New Car $37,577 $48,008 +28% 1237.1h 1338.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $1,006 $1,166 +16% 33.1h 32.5h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $84.16 $121 +44% 2.8h 3.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $8.57 $9.67 +13% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2018 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.4x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.8h → 3.4h

1.2x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1237.1h → 1338.9h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2018 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

303.3h → 271.9h

0.9x

easier

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

0.9x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.1h → 32.5h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2018 ($63,180), you'd need $73,628 in 2022 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (251.1 → 292.6).

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