2015 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2015 below.
2015
Median Income
$56,520
House Price
$294,150
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2015 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2015
$2.47
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
0.9x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2015
$1.44
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
0.9x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2015
$3.42
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.8x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2015
$4.17
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2015
$1.49
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2015
$5.45
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2015
$4.72
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2015
$4.74
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2015
$12.25
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2015 was $56,520. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $74,810 today.
See full salary reality check for 2015 →