2021 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2021 below.
2021
Median Income
$70,780
House Price
$383,000
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2021 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2021
$1.67
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.6x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2021
$1.52
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.1x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2021
$3.54
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
1.0x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2021
$4.33
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2021
$1.53
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2021
$6.64
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2021
$4.71
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2021
$4.89
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.1x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2021
$13.19
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2021 was $70,780. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $81,942 today.
See full salary reality check for 2021 →