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After 2022, raises are based on the cost-of-living index.
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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
The fees will be adjusted annually based on the San Diego cost-of-living index.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
The authors show that since 1975, the P/C has averaged around 3.5, meaning that the gold price careens over and above a straight line denoting three and a half times the cost-of-living index for goods and services.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2020
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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
The fees will be adjusted annually based on the San Diego cost-of-living index.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
The authors show that since 1975, the P/C has averaged around 3.5, meaning that the gold price careens over and above a straight line denoting three and a half times the cost-of-living index for goods and services.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2020
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
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