1995 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 1995 below.
1995
Median Income
$34,080
House Price
$133,475
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 1995 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→1995
$0.92
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.4x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→1995
$0.79
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→1995
$2.48
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→1995
$1.37
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.6x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→1995
$0.92
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→1995
$1.99
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.4x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→1995
$4.04
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.6x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→1995
$2.65
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→1995
$4.57
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.2x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 1995 was $34,080. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $70,157 today.
See full salary reality check for 1995 →