Examples of cost-of-living index in a Sentence
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The rankings placed Missouri at 11th, with a cost-of-living index of 78.6.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
The rise comes due to Maine law and a a 2016 citizens referendum, with the state required to make an annual adjustment based on the cost-of-living index for the Northeast Region.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
The organization's cost-of-living index pegged San Diego as 46.5% more expensive than the national average, up from 41.7% a year earlier.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
After 2022, raises are based on the cost-of-living index.
—Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The state's median household income was $69,056, while the cost-of-living index was 96.7, according to the report.
—Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
All values are compared with the national cost-of-living index for major urban areas compiled by the council.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Meanwhile, Oklahoma, which ranked 18 in the researcher’s nomadic hotspots, was rated the most affordable city on the list with the lowest cost-of-living index.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 July 2023
The data reflects the cost-of-living index for the third quarter of 2022.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
The rise comes due to Maine law and a a 2016 citizens referendum, with the state required to make an annual adjustment based on the cost-of-living index for the Northeast Region.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
The organization's cost-of-living index pegged San Diego as 46.5% more expensive than the national average, up from 41.7% a year earlier.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
After 2022, raises are based on the cost-of-living index.
—Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The state's median household income was $69,056, while the cost-of-living index was 96.7, according to the report.
—Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
All values are compared with the national cost-of-living index for major urban areas compiled by the council.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Meanwhile, Oklahoma, which ranked 18 in the researcher’s nomadic hotspots, was rated the most affordable city on the list with the lowest cost-of-living index.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 July 2023
The data reflects the cost-of-living index for the third quarter of 2022.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Cost-of-living index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost-of-living%20index. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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