cost of living

noun

1. 生活费用
   the amount of money that people need to pay for food, clothing and somewhere to live
   1. a steady rise in the cost of living
      生活费用的持续上升
   2. the high cost of living in London
      伦敦昂贵的生活费用

1. N-SING 生活费用;生活成本
   The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
   1. The cost of living has increased dramatically...
      生活成本大幅上涨。
   2. Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.
      各公司正在把工作岗位转移至生活费用较低的城镇。

1. The cost of living has increased dramatically
   生活成本大幅上涨。
2. Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.
   各公司正在把工作岗位转移至生活费用较低的城镇。
3. Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living
   养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。
4. An inflation forces up the cost of living.
   通货膨胀迫使生活费用飞涨。
5. The rise in the cost of living bears hard on old people living on fixed incomes.
   生活费用的上涨对于靠固定收入为生的老年人极为不利。
6. The cost of living is escalating.
   生活费用在迅速上涨。
7. The man in the car can only guess at the causes of the sharp rise in the cost of living.
   普通百姓对生活费用急剧上涨的原因只能猜测。
8. In absolute terms, wages have risen, but not in comparison with the cost of living.
   从绝对意义上说，工资是提高了，但同生活费用相比较就不能这样说了。
9. The cost of living has hiked up again.
   生活费用又上涨了。
10. The cost of living had been racing up in the past year.
    去年生活费用一直急剧上涨。
11. We will tackle the cost of living, for example healthcare costs, especially for the elderly.
    同时，政府也将进一步帮助国人应付生活费，例如医药费、尤其是年长者的医药费。
12. The rise in the cost of living is directly related to the price of oil.
    生活费用的上涨与石油价格有直接关系。
13. The cost of living is much higher now than it was.
    现在的生活费用比以前高多了。
14. Raise adjustment of pay rate, usually based on performance, cost of living, or promotion.
    工资标准的调整，通常是根据工作表现，生活费用，和升职。
15. I know the cost of living and everything is different, but I still think taxis are cheaper here.
    我知道生活消费和所有的一切都不同，但是我还是以为这里的出租车便宜一些。
16. The fall in the cost of living is directly related to the drop in the price.
    生活开支的减少和价格的下调直接有关。
17. This is only enough to cover the basic cost of living.
    这些钱只够支付他们基本的生活花费。
18. The warm weather and the lower cost of living are big draws.
    墨西哥温暖的气候和较低的生活费用是吸引他们在那里买房的最大动力。
19. The cost of living has risen in recent years.
    这几年的生活费上涨了。
20. Salaries are high but so is the cost of living.
    薪水是高，但生活开支也大。
21. There is much talk about a struggling economy and the cost of living going higher.
    对困难中的经济形势和越来越高的生活成本，我们已经谈论地过多。
22. In Korea, I think the biggest problem is the cost of living.
    在韩国留学的话，我想最大的问题会是生活费。
23. It appears that the cost of living has risen.
    看来，生活费用上涨了。
24. As the cost of living goes up, my standard of living goes down.
    由于生活费用上升，我的生活水平下降了。
25. As the wages advanced, so did the cost of living.
    随着工资的提高，生活费用也提高了。
26. According to the government's hypothesis, the high cost of living is caused by increased wages.
    按照政府的假说，生活费用高是由于工资增加而引起的。
27. Wages are very low in relation to the cost of living.
    相对生活费用来说工资是很低的。
28. Inflation and basic cost of living are rising.
    通胀水平和基本生活成本日益上升。
29. Wages is out of step with the cost of living.
    工资与生活费不成正比。
30. I halve the cost of living.
    我摊一半生活费用。

noun

1. average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)
   1. a rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation