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2019 vs 2020

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$68,700 $68,010

-1.0%

Median Home

$320,250 $328,150

+2.5%

Housing Labor

4.7yr 4.8yr

1.0x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2019 Price 2020 Price Change Hours 2019 Hours 2020 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.40 $1.51 +8% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.30 $1.45 +12% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.04 $3.32 +9% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.64 $2.17 -18% 0.1h 0.1h Easier
🥩 Ground Beef $3.81 $4.12 +8% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.50 $1.56 +5% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥓 Bacon $5.61 $5.58 -1% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.14 $4.43 +7% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.81 $4.92 +2% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $12.06 $12.42 +3% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.14 -1% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $9,349 $9,349 0% 283.1h 285.9h Harder
🚗 New Car $38,723 $40,107 +4% 1172.4h 1226.6h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $1,043 $1,076 +3% 31.6h 32.9h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $81.15 $68.24 -16% 2.5h 2.1h Easier
🎬 Movie Ticket $8.72 $8.87 +2% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2019 to 2020, sorted by magnitude.

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1172.4h → 1226.6h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.6h → 32.9h

1.0x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.1h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

🎓
College Tuition

283.1h → 285.9h

1.0x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2019 to 2020, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

0.8x

easier

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.5h → 2.1h

0.8x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2019 ($68,700), you'd need $69,561 in 2020 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (255.7 → 258.9).

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