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2018 vs 2023

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$63,180 $80,610

+27.6%

Median Home

$325,275 $426,525

+31.1%

Housing Labor

5.1yr 5.3yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2018 Price 2023 Price Change Hours 2018 Hours 2023 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.74 $2.80 +61% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.29 $1.96 +52% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥛 Milk $2.90 $4.03 +39% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.74 $3.66 +34% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $3.72 $5.02 +35% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.50 $1.91 +28% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥓 Bacon $5.47 $6.65 +22% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
☕ Coffee $4.30 $6.16 +43% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.74 $5.90 +25% 0.2h 0.2h Easier
🍬 Sugar $12.46 $13.40 +8% 0.4h 0.3h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.17 +23% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $9,212 $10,209 +11% 303.3h 263.4h Easier
🚗 New Car $37,577 $47,936 +28% 1237.1h 1236.9h Easier
🏠 Monthly Rent $1,006 $1,259 +25% 33.1h 32.5h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $84.16 $109 +30% 2.8h 2.8h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $8.57 $10.23 +19% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2018 to 2023, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.8h → 2.8h

1.0x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2018 to 2023, sorted by magnitude.

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.3h

0.8x

easier

🎓
College Tuition

303.3h → 263.4h

0.9x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

0.9x

easier

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

33.1h → 32.5h

1.0x

easier

🚗
New Car

1237.1h → 1236.9h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2018 ($63,180), you'd need $76,668 in 2023 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (251.1 → 304.7).

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