2006 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2006 below.
2006
Median Income
$48,200
House Price
$243,750
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2006 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2006
$1.31
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.4x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2006
$1.08
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2006
$3.08
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2006
$2.22
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.4x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2006
$1.05
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2006
$3.44
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2006
$3.20
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2006
$3.75
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2006
$7.90
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2006 was $48,200. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $75,017 today.
See full salary reality check for 2006 →