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The 2010s

A historical breakdown of purchasing power across the 2010s.

Decade Average House Price

$281,122

📊 Average Prices in the 2010s

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

🛒 Food & Groceries

🥚 Eggs per dozen $1.80
🍞 Bread per loaf $1.38
🥛 Milk per gallon $3.33
🥩 Ground Beef per lb $3.46
🐔 Chicken per lb $1.44
🥓 Bacon per lb $5.21
Coffee per lb $4.72
🍊 Oranges per lb $4.81
🍬 Sugar per lb $11.40

🏠 Housing & Utilities

Electricity per KWH $0.13
🏠 Monthly Rent per month $897

🚗 Transportation

Gas per gallon $2.92
🚗 New Car per unit $33,892

🏥 Healthcare

🏥 Doctor Visit per visit $88.47

🎓 Education

🎓 College Tuition per year $8,495

🎬 Entertainment

🎬 Movie Ticket per ticket $7.92

🏆 Decade Highlights

Items that saw the biggest labor multiplier change during the 2010s.

🥚
Eggs

per dozen

-40% labor multiplier change
1.00x → 0.60x
🥛
Milk

per gallon

-33% labor multiplier change
1.00x → 0.67x
🍞
Bread

per loaf

-32% labor multiplier change
1.00x → 0.68x
Gas

per gallon

-32% labor multiplier change
1.00x → 0.68x
🏥
Doctor Visit

per visit

-30% labor multiplier change
1.00x → 0.70x
Coffee

per lb

-24% labor multiplier change
1.00x → 0.76x

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