2016 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2016 below.
2016
Median Income
$59,040
House Price
$305,125
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2016 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2016
$1.68
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.3x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2016
$1.37
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2016
$3.20
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.9x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2016
$3.75
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2016
$1.46
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2016
$5.42
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2016
$4.39
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2016
$4.76
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2016
$12.33
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2016 was $59,040. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $77,168 today.
See full salary reality check for 2016 →