2019 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2019 below.
2019
Median Income
$68,700
House Price
$320,250
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2019 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2019
$1.40
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.9x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2019
$1.30
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.2x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2019
$3.04
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
1.1x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2019
$3.81
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.2x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2019
$1.50
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2019
$5.61
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2019
$4.14
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.3x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2019
$4.81
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2019
$12.06
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2019 was $68,700. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $84,298 today.
See full salary reality check for 2019 →