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 annual cost of living, after Social Security, works out to $87,770.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Instead of forthrightly admitting that California’s determination to be a global green giant makes the cost of living here significantly higher, Newsom and his allies use two con games.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
These restaurants have been hiking menu prices at the same time their customer base has been squeezed by the rising cost of living.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Meghan also shrugged off a controversy over her decision to showcase her Le Creuset cast iron cookware, which some felt was too expensive in light of the rising cost of living.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Instead of forthrightly admitting that California’s determination to be a global green giant makes the cost of living here significantly higher, Newsom and his allies use two con games.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
These restaurants have been hiking menu prices at the same time their customer base has been squeezed by the rising cost of living.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Meghan also shrugged off a controversy over her decision to showcase her Le Creuset cast iron cookware, which some felt was too expensive in light of the rising cost of living.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cost of living
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“Cost of living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20of%20living. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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