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2021 vs 2022

The Cost of Living Comparison

Median Income

$70,780 $74,580

+5.4%

Median Home

$383,000 $432,950

+13.0%

Housing Labor

5.4yr 5.8yr

1.1x harder

📊 Full Item Comparison

Item 2021 Price 2022 Price Change Hours 2021 Hours 2022 Verdict
🥚 Eggs $1.67 $2.86 +71% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🍞 Bread $1.52 $1.70 +12% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🥛 Milk $3.54 $4.09 +15% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
⛽ Gas $3.05 $4.09 +34% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🥩 Ground Beef $4.33 $4.81 +11% 0.1h 0.1h Harder
🐔 Chicken $1.53 $1.80 +18% 0.0h 0.1h Harder
🥓 Bacon $6.64 $7.31 +10% 0.2h 0.2h Harder
☕ Coffee $4.71 $5.89 +25% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍊 Oranges $4.89 $5.43 +11% 0.1h 0.2h Harder
🍬 Sugar $13.19 $13.48 +2% 0.4h 0.4h Easier
⚡ Electricity $0.14 $0.16 +13% 0.0h 0.0h Harder
🎓 College Tuition $9,375 $9,750 +4% 275.5h 271.9h Easier
🚗 New Car $42,258 $48,008 +14% 1241.8h 1338.9h Harder
🏠 Monthly Rent $1,100 $1,166 +6% 32.3h 32.5h Harder
🏥 Doctor Visit $92.47 $121 +31% 2.7h 3.4h Harder
🎬 Movie Ticket $9.12 $9.67 +6% 0.3h 0.3h Harder

📈 Got Harder to Earn

Items where labor hours increased from 2021 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🥚
Eggs

0.0h → 0.1h

1.6x

harder

Gas

0.1h → 0.1h

1.3x

harder

🏥
Doctor Visit

2.7h → 3.4h

1.2x

harder

Coffee

0.1h → 0.2h

1.2x

harder

🐔
Chicken

0.0h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🥛
Milk

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🚗
New Car

1241.8h → 1338.9h

1.1x

harder

Electricity

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🍞
Bread

0.0h → 0.0h

1.1x

harder

🥩
Ground Beef

0.1h → 0.1h

1.1x

harder

🍊
Oranges

0.1h → 0.2h

1.1x

harder

🥓
Bacon

0.2h → 0.2h

1.0x

harder

🏠
Monthly Rent

32.3h → 32.5h

1.0x

harder

🎬
Movie Ticket

0.3h → 0.3h

1.0x

harder

📉 Got Easier to Earn

Items where labor hours decreased from 2021 to 2022, sorted by magnitude.

🍬
Sugar

0.4h → 0.4h

1.0x

easier

🎓
College Tuition

275.5h → 271.9h

1.0x

easier

💵 Purchasing Power

If you earned the median income in 2021 ($70,780), you'd need $76,437 in 2022 to maintain the same lifestyle.

Based on CPI adjustment (271.0 → 292.6).

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