cost of living

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Asked how he would respond to his party colleagues’ doubts about his leadership, the prime minister instead listed other issues he said were more worthy of discussion, such as the cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal

A social supermarket aiming to provide affordable food to people who are struggling with the cost of living has opened in Nuneaton.

From BBC

Salmon put the change down to islanders finding the cost of living, particularly rents, high.

From BBC

While Jones and her husband are both employed now, she said: "The pay doesn't keep up with the cost of living."

From Barron's

Wyoming was No. 1 largely because of its low cost of living, no estate or inheritance taxes and a low violent-crime rate.

From MarketWatch