2018 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2018 below.
2018
Median Income
$63,180
House Price
$325,275
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2018 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2018
$1.74
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.4x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2018
$1.29
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.2x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2018
$2.90
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
1.0x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2018
$3.72
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2018
$1.50
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2018
$5.47
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2018
$4.30
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2018
$4.74
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2018
$12.46
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2018 was $63,180. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $78,931 today.
See full salary reality check for 2018 →