2017 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2017 below.
2017
Median Income
$61,140
House Price
$322,425
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2017 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2017
$1.47
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.6x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2017
$1.33
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.1x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2017
$3.23
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.9x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2017
$3.64
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2017
$1.47
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2017
$5.77
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2017
$4.45
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2017
$4.69
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2017
$12.66
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2017 was $61,140. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $78,245 today.
See full salary reality check for 2017 →