cost of living
noun phrase
: the cost of purchasing those goods and services which are included in an accepted standard level of consumption
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The nation’s high cost of living and increased lifespan means that Gen X’s duties are elongated, looking more like, well, a hoagie or $15 footlong.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
The city also has one of the highest median family incomes, more than $140,000 after adjusting for the cost of living.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
The lure can be harder to resist for the relatively small group of politicians from humble backgrounds who sometimes struggle to make ends meet while balancing family lives back home with the high cost of living in Washington much of the year.
—Kitty Bennett, New York Times, 13 May 2024
People matter, and right now, American families are hurting – high cost of living, struggling businesses, crime, the border crisis, and battles over what children are taught in schools.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The low cost of living and ample opportunities to start businesses attracted many Koreans to the Duluth area of Atlanta.
—Emanuel Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
Although Cowtown has low investment capital, the cost of living to earnings ratio ranked higher than most cities, which indicates that the city has high rates of upwards mobility for residents.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
With the cost of living in the US steadily on the rise pulling in extra money is on the top many Americans’ minds.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 May 2024
The cost of living in the West is partially responsible for the labor shortage, but the demands of the job are getting more intense as climate change makes fires more dangerous.
—NPR, 27 May 2024
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
The city also has one of the highest median family incomes, more than $140,000 after adjusting for the cost of living.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
The lure can be harder to resist for the relatively small group of politicians from humble backgrounds who sometimes struggle to make ends meet while balancing family lives back home with the high cost of living in Washington much of the year.
—Kitty Bennett, New York Times, 13 May 2024
People matter, and right now, American families are hurting – high cost of living, struggling businesses, crime, the border crisis, and battles over what children are taught in schools.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
The low cost of living and ample opportunities to start businesses attracted many Koreans to the Duluth area of Atlanta.
—Emanuel Hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
Although Cowtown has low investment capital, the cost of living to earnings ratio ranked higher than most cities, which indicates that the city has high rates of upwards mobility for residents.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
With the cost of living in the US steadily on the rise pulling in extra money is on the top many Americans’ minds.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 May 2024
The cost of living in the West is partially responsible for the labor shortage, but the demands of the job are getting more intense as climate change makes fires more dangerous.
—NPR, 27 May 2024
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