How to Use cost of living in a Sentence

cost of living

noun phrase

• Among the reasons given: lack of support from the city and state, and cost of living.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
• But the Facebook post doesn't show a protest related to the cost of living.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
• Here's a breakdown of how the cost of living in these three cities compares with the nation.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
• Of course, paychecks have also grown over the past two years — but not by as much as the cost of living.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Aug. 2023
• The rise is surprising in part because the cost of living in the borough has soared.
  — Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• The union has also pushed hard for a 14% hike in union minimums in year one of the deal, in a nod to the rising cost of living.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 July 2023
• With the cost of living in the US steadily on the rise pulling in extra money is on the top many Americans’ minds.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 May 2024
• This step will help a subset of workers but does nothing to address the high cost of living.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• Workers protesting Tuesday said their wages no longer kept up with the cost of living.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• The cost of living in New York has gone up sharply, food, student loans are kicking back in, everything is up.
  — Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• The cost of living in the ACC should be comparable for Cal, if not more expensive.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024
• Many immigrants settled south of the city for its cheaper cost of living.
  — Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
• Since the pandemic, there’s been no shortage of tech workers moving out of the Bay Area to cities with a lower cost of living.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2023
• For nearly two years, worker pay in the U.S. has fallen short of crushing increases in the cost of living.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 4 May 2023
• People still want to live in California even with our high cost of living.
  — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
• While the overall cost of living in Aruba is slightly higher than in the U.S., rents are about 57 percent lower.
  — Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024
• Trainor said the cost of living in the region means that once a child care center is open, state reimbursements don’t reflect the true cost of care, and that needs to change.
  — Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2023
• There are still concerns for the future with San Diego’s cost of living increasing, Major said.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• The coalition rejected that offer, saying such a raise proposal fails to keep up with the cost of living.
  — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
• The survey highlighted one problem most of us agree on: The cost of living in California is too high.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• And while Costa Rica won the overall top spot on this year's list, Colombia came out first in the cost of living category.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
• Retail sales in the U.K. fell again in October, with wallets still squeezed by the high cost of living ahead of the all-important festive season.
  — Joshua Kirby, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
• While inflation recently has ebbed, wages were outpaced by the high cost of living for a couple years.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
• Young Israelis and American Jews came in droves over the past 15 years, fascinated by the city’s laissez-faire vibe, buzzing nightlife and low cost of living.
  — Kirsten Grieshaber, ajc, 23 June 2023
• Young Israelis and American Jews came in droves over the past 15 years, fascinated by the city’s laissez-faire vibe, buzzing nightlife, and low cost of living.
  — Kirsten Grieshaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2023
• Reasons include the expected, like weather and the cost of living, as well as ones that hint at people’s deeper needs when trying to build a good life.
  — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
• Republicans have blamed Biden for a rising cost of living.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 29 June 2023
• Salaries can vary widely based on local economic conditions and the cost of living.
  — Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• During the pandemic, a wave of US residents migrated to Southern states in search of more space and a lower cost of living.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
• San Diego County needs more housing to address the ever-increasing cost of living.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024