1999 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 1999 below.
1999
Median Income
$40,700
House Price
$160,125
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 1999 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→1999
$0.96
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.6x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→1999
$0.89
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.1x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→1999
$2.84
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→1999
$1.45
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.8x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→1999
$1.06
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→1999
$2.55
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→1999
$3.43
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→1999
$3.30
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→1999
$5.24
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 1999 was $40,700. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $76,643 today.
See full salary reality check for 1999 →