cost of living

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standard of living | American Dictionary

standard of living
noun[ Cusually sing ]
us/ˈstæn·dərd əv ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/
the level of wealth and comfort people have in a particular society:
Our country has a very high standard of living.

standard of living | Business English

standard of living
noun[ C,usually singular ]
ukuspluralstandards of living
ECONOMICS
the degree of comfort that people in a particular social class, country, etc. have, and the number and types of products and services that they can buy:
a basic/comfortable/decent standard of livingMost people are failing to save enough to provide them with a decent standard of living in retirement.
a high/low/reasonable standard of living
improve/maintain/raise your standard of living

Examples of standard of living

standard of living
However, this leads to a reduction in the standardofliving after retirement.
Unquestionably, the standardofliving here is higher than that of the average rural community.
The aim of a modest-but-adequate budget is to provide a standardofliving which meets basic needs and allows participation in community activities.
Both a household strategy and decisions by particular individuals to improve their standardofliving account for these patterns.
The death of a spouse was a substantial threat to the standardofliving of household members and to the existence of the household itself.
On each of these dimensions there were certain tasks which were important for older people in being able to maintain a decent standardofliving.
But, as this particular notion of sustainable development is concerned only with the current standardofliving, it is not easy to defend.
However, when a country has attained a sufficiently high standardofliving, people give greater attention to environmental amenities.
In short, it would appear that the annual standardofliving, revealed through the price of grain, plays no part in matrimonial decisions.
Early neonatal mortality appears to be a more sensitive index of standardofliving and health conditions of a society.
A good blacksmith or carpenter could also probably expect a better standardofliving.
During contractions, concerns about unemployment often dominate that for real standardofliving.
Consistently, industrial profit-markup inflation increases, in general, during recessions, exacerbating output contraction despite the reduction in workers' real standardofliving.
Second, if having more land increases their standardofliving they may draw on loans to increase the size of their holding.
And more publics were accepting of higher prices than taxes or a reduced standardofliving.
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