cost-of-living index

noun

cost-of-liv·​ing index ˈkȯst-əv-ˈli-viŋ- 

: consumer price index

Examples of cost-of-living index in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Horsley says today's report is also expected to show an increase in housing costs, which are a major component of the government's cost-of-living index. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2026

For more than a decade, Singapore has topped The Economist’s own cost-of-living index (sometimes alone and other times sharing the distinction). — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026

For example, during World War II, labor leaders argued that the cost-of-living index failed to consider extra costs imposed on families by the war. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025

The site then multiplied the national figure by the overall cost-of-living index score for all 50 states and the District of Columbia from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. — Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

cost-of-living index

noun

: consumer price index