1992 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 1992 below.
1992
Median Income
$30,640
House Price
$121,375
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 1992 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→1992
$0.86
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.3x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→1992
$0.75
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥩 Ground Beef
→1992
$1.54
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→1992
$0.87
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→1992
$1.92
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→1992
$2.58
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→1992
$2.58
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 1992 was $30,640. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $68,504 today.
See full salary reality check for 1992 →