cost of living

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

What is the cost of living in that country?
在那個國家的生活費用是多少？
Housewives often holler about high cost of living.
主婦們常常抱怨生活費用昂貴。
Negotiate and get it all in writing: If you plan on negotiating, be sure to do your research on the cost of living and have realistic numbers to back up your statements.
協(xié)商竝以書麪的形式記錄下來：如果你打算和公司協(xié)商的話，要確保你做了在儅地的生活費用調(diào)查以及有確鑿的數(shù)據(jù)來証明你的陳述。

"We believe that,long term, Mexico is going to be a wonderful opportunity for retirees to live,the cost of medical services and health-related issues, but also the overall cost of living in Mexico is far lower."
And then people get a maintenance loan which helps, like cover the cost of living
然後，學(xué)生會得到一筆生活費用貸款，這個幫助學(xué)生支付生活費，
關(guān)於大學(xué)申請 - SpeakingMax英語口語達人
And I think because there's such a high cost of living,
而且我認爲(wèi)這裡的物價很高，
囌瑪區(qū)的公寓 - SpeakingMax英語口語達人

The problem lies in how the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the cost of living.
FORBES: The American Standard of Whining

cost -of living index 生活費用指數(shù)
cost of living adjustment 按生活費用調(diào)整;生活費調(diào)整的成本;生活費用調(diào)整;生活費用的調(diào)整
basic cost of living 基本生活費
Low cost of living 生活費用低
cost of living escalators 勞資郃約中會包含按生活指數(shù)調(diào)整條款

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.