2014 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2014 below.
2014
Median Income
$53,660
House Price
$285,775
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2014 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2014
$2.02
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.0x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2014
$1.40
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
0.9x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2014
$3.69
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.7x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2014
$3.90
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2014
$1.53
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2014
$5.78
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2014
$4.99
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2014
$4.89
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2014
$11.70
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2014 was $53,660. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $71,111 today.
See full salary reality check for 2014 →