The 2000s

A historical breakdown of purchasing power across the 2000s.

Decade Average House Price

$210,740

📊 Average Prices in the 2000s

Average prices across all years of the decade for every tracked item.

🛒 Food & Groceries

🥚 Eggs	per dozen	$1.33
🍞 Bread	per loaf	$1.10
🥛 Milk	per gallon	$3.10
🥩 Ground Beef	per lb	$2.05
🐔 Chicken	per lb	$1.11
🥓 Bacon	per lb	$3.39
☕ Coffee	per lb	$3.20
🍊 Oranges	per lb	$3.85
🍬 Sugar	per lb	$7.47

🏠 Housing & Utilities

⚡ Electricity	per KWH	$0.10
🏠 Monthly Rent	per month	$681

🚗 Transportation

⛽ Gas	per gallon	$2.11
🚗 New Car	per unit	$24,798

🏥 Healthcare

🏥 Doctor Visit

per visit

$62.81

🎓 Education

🎓 College Tuition

per year

$5,077

🎬 Entertainment

🎬 Movie Ticket

per ticket

$6.31

🏆 Decade Highlights

Items that saw the biggest labor multiplier change during the 2000s.

🎓

College Tuition

per year

+61% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.61x

🍬

Sugar

per lb

+57% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.57x

🥚

Eggs

per dozen

+54% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.54x

🏥

Doctor Visit

per visit

+33% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.33x

⛽

Gas

per gallon

+31% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.31x

🍞

Bread

per loaf

+26% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.26x

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