It would be interesting to calculate cost of living per square foot, adding in changing monthly technology costs and commute costs. In the U.S., all three keep

It would be interesting to calculate cost of living per square foot, adding in changing monthly technology costs and commute costs. In the U.S., all three keep expanding: living space per person keeps growing, as do monthly tech costs, e.g. cable, mobile phone, etc. and there are more and more people choosing long commutes. These are just the things that occur to me off the top of my head, making me think comparing the past to the present over generations is very much an apples-to-oranges comparison.