2020 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2020 below.
2020
Median Income
$68,010
House Price
$328,150
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2020 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2020
$1.51
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.7x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2020
$1.45
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.1x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2020
$3.32
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
1.0x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2020
$4.12
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2020
$1.56
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2020
$5.58
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2020
$4.43
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.2x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2020
$4.92
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2020
$12.42
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2020 was $68,010. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $82,419 today.
See full salary reality check for 2020 →