The 2020s

A historical breakdown of purchasing power across the 2020s.

Decade Average House Price

$392,656

📊 Average Prices in the 2020s

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

🛒 Food & Groceries

🥚 Eggs	per dozen	$2.21
🍞 Bread	per loaf	$1.66
🥛 Milk	per gallon	$3.75
🥩 Ground Beef	per lb	$4.57
🐔 Chicken	per lb	$1.70
🥓 Bacon	per lb	$6.55
☕ Coffee	per lb	$5.30
🍊 Oranges	per lb	$5.29
🍬 Sugar	per lb	$13.12

🏠 Housing & Utilities

⚡ Electricity	per KWH	$0.15
🏠 Monthly Rent	per month	$1,150

🚗 Transportation

⛽ Gas	per gallon	$3.24
🚗 New Car	per unit	$44,577

🏥 Healthcare

🏥 Doctor Visit

per visit

$97.80

🎓 Education

🎓 College Tuition

per year

$9,671

🎬 Entertainment

🎬 Movie Ticket

per ticket

$9.47

🏆 Decade Highlights

Items that saw the biggest labor multiplier change during the 2020s.

🥚

Eggs

per dozen

+57% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.57x

⛽

Gas

per gallon

+42% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.42x

🏥

Doctor Visit

per visit

+35% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.35x

☕

Coffee

per lb

+17% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.17x

🍞

Bread

per loaf

+14% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 1.14x

🍬

Sugar

per lb

-9% labor multiplier change

1.00x → 0.91x

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