2000 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2000 below.
2000
Median Income
$41,990
House Price
$167,550
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2000 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2000
$0.91
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.7x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2000
$0.93
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.1x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2000
$2.78
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2000
$1.57
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.7x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2000
$1.07
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2000
$3.03
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2000
$3.45
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2000
$3.45
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2000
$5.41
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2000 was $41,990. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $76,497 today.
See full salary reality check for 2000 →