1984 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 1984 below.
1984
Median Income
$22,420
House Price
$79,950
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 1984 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→1984
$1.00
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
0.8x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→1984
$0.54
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥩 Ground Beef
→1984
$1.29
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→1984
$0.81
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.7x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→1984
$1.86
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→1984
$2.58
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.7x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→1984
$2.22
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.7x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 1984 was $22,420. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $67,669 today.
See full salary reality check for 1984 →