cost_of_living (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *cost of living*:
NOUN	possession	cost of living	average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)

English > *cost of living*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing).
Example	"a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation"
Broader	cost	The total / total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
Spanish	coste de la vida, costo de vida
Catalan	cost de la vida, cost de vida

HyperDic: cost_of_living