cost-of-living

The fall in the cost of living is directly relevant to the drop in the prices of many industrial products and agricultural produce.

生活费的下降和工农业产品价格的下降有着密切关系.

a steady rise in the cost of living

生活费用的持续上升

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.

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。

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。

The cost of living has increased dramatically.

生活成本大幅上涨。

The cost of living had been racing up in the past year.

去年生活费用一直急剧上升.

The cost of living is escalating.

生活费用在迅速上涨.

The cost of living has hiked up again.

生活费用又上涨了.

Wage increases were eaten up by the rise in the cost of living.

工资的增加全给生活费用的上涨抵消掉了.

After going up for six months, the cost of living leveled off in September.

生活费用上涨了六个月以后于九月份稳定下来.

The high cost of living means nothing to some people.

对某些人来说,高昂的生活费用算不得什么.

Wage increase was balanced off by rising cost of living.

加到的工资被上升的生活费用抵消.

The cost of living continues to rise.

生活费用继续上涨.

Sure, their wages were low but so is the cost of living.

的确, 他们的工资是低,但是能够维持生活的费用.