1994 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 1994 below.
1994
Median Income
$32,260
House Price
$130,425
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 1994 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→1994
$0.86
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.4x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→1994
$0.76
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥩 Ground Beef
→1994
$1.48
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.4x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→1994
$0.90
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→1994
$1.99
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→1994
$3.40
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.7x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→1994
$2.63
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 1994 was $32,260. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $68,274 today.
See full salary reality check for 1994 →