2022 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2022 below.
2022
Median Income
$74,580
House Price
$432,950
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2022 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2022
$2.86
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.0x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2022
$1.70
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2022
$4.09
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
0.9x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2022
$4.81
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2022
$1.80
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2022
$7.31
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
0.8x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2022
$5.89
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2022
$5.43
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2022
$13.48
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
0.9x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
🎬 Entertainment
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2022 was $74,580. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $79,951 today.
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