2023 vs Today
The purchasing power of the median household has collapsed. See the data from 2023 below.
2023
Median Income
$80,610
House Price
$426,525
Today
Median Income
$83,730
House Price
$418,975
Cost of Living: 2023 Prices
🛒 Food & Groceries
🥚 Eggs
→2023
$2.80
Today
$3.17
Labor ×
1.1x
per dozen
🍞 Bread
→2023
$1.96
Today
$1.97
Labor ×
1.0x
per loaf
🥛 Milk
→2023
$4.03
Today
$3.98
Labor ×
1.0x
per gallon
🥩 Ground Beef
→2023
$5.02
Today
$5.39
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🐔 Chicken
→2023
$1.91
Today
$2.00
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🥓 Bacon
→2023
$6.65
Today
$6.78
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
☕ Coffee
→2023
$6.16
Today
$6.32
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍊 Oranges
→2023
$5.90
Today
$6.13
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🍬 Sugar
→2023
$13.40
Today
$13.73
Labor ×
1.0x
per lb
🏠 Housing & Utilities
🚗 Transportation
Salary Purchasing Power
The median income in 2023 was $80,610. Adjusted for inflation, that's equivalent to $82,989 today.
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