1993 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 1993 below.
1993
Median Income
$31,240
House Price
$126,500
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 1993 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→1993
$0.91
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.3x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→1993
$0.75
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥩 Ground Beef
→1993
$1.57
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→1993
$0.89
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→1993
$1.93
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→1993
$2.47
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→1993
$2.53
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 1993 was $31,240. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $67,831 today.
See full salary reality check for 1993 →