HarderToEarn.com

2019 vs 2022

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$68,700 $74,580

+8.6%

Median Home

$320,250 $432,950

+35.2%

Housing Labor

4.7yr 5.8yr

1.2x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2019 Price 2022 Price Change Hours 2019 Hours 2022 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.40 $2.86 +105% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.30 $1.70 +31% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.04 $4.09 +35% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.64 $4.09 +55% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $3.81 $4.81 +26% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.50 $1.80 +20% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $5.61 $7.31 +30% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.14 $5.89 +42% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.81 $5.43 +13% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $12.06 $13.48 +12% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.16 +16% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $9,349 $9,750 +4% 283.1h 271.9h Easier
🚗 New Car $38,723 $48,008 +24% 1172.4h 1338.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $1,043 $1,166 +12% 31.6h 32.5h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $81.15 $121 +50% 2.5h 3.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $8.72 $9.67 +11% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2019 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.9x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.4x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.5h → 3.4h

1.4x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.3x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.2x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.2x

harder

🚗
New Car

1172.4h → 1338.9h

1.1x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.1h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

31.6h → 32.5h

1.0x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2019 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🎓
College Tuition

283.1h → 271.9h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2019 ($68,700), you'd need $78,635 in 2022 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (255.7 → 292.6).

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