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2020 vs 2021

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$68,010 $70,780

+4.1%

Median Home

$328,150 $383,000

+16.7%

Housing Labor

4.8yr 5.4yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2020 Price 2021 Price Change Hours 2020 Hours 2021 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.51 $1.67 +11% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.45 $1.52 +5% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.32 $3.54 +7% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $2.17 $3.05 +40% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $4.12 $4.33 +5% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.56 $1.53 -2% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🥓 Bacon $5.58 $6.64 +19% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.43 $4.71 +6% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.92 $4.89 -1% 0.2h 0.1h Easier
🍬 Sugar $12.42 $13.19 +6% 0.4h 0.4h Harder
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.14 +4% 0.0h 0.0h Easier
🎓 College Tuition $9,349 $9,375 +0% 285.9h 275.5h Easier
🚗 New Car $40,107 $42,258 +5% 1226.6h 1241.8h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $1,076 $1,100 +2% 32.9h 32.3h Easier
🏥 Doctor Visit $68.24 $92.47 +35% 2.1h 2.7h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $8.87 $9.12 +3% 0.3h 0.3h Easier

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2020 to 2021, sorted by magnitude.

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.1h → 2.7h

1.3x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🚗
New Car

1226.6h → 1241.8h

1.0x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.0x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2020 to 2021, sorted by magnitude.

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.0h

0.9x

easier

🍊
Oranges

0.2h → 0.1h

1.0x

easier

🎓
College Tuition

285.9h → 275.5h

1.0x

easier

🏠
Monthly Rent

32.9h → 32.3h

1.0x

easier

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

easier

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2020 ($68,010), you'd need $71,192 in 2021 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (258.9 → 271.0).

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