Step into a world where a loaf of bread cost less than the spare change in your car and rent prices wouldn’t make you question every life choice you’ve ever made. The year is 1930, and while the Great Depression was tightening its grip on nearly every household, the cost of simply keeping a roof overhead was shockingly low by modern standards.
Fast-forward to today, where monthly rent can rival a mortgage—even one from the future where people live on Mars. It’s wild to imagine how drastically housing costs have evolved, especially when you stack them against wages, lifestyles, and even expectations of what “home” is supposed to include.
