Noun1.cost-of-living index- an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer consumer price index,CPI price index,price level- an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time ...
The purpose of a cost of living allowance is to reimburse employees for excess living costs resulting from a foreign assignment. Payment is based on the assumption that an expatriate has a right to live at the assignment site in the same manner and with the same kind of goods and services ...
people living on state benefits: they have cheap rent (public housing), free healthcare, free education, plus all the free money state benefits brings in (see Universal Credit that combined housing benefit, child tax credit, income support, working tax credit, income-related support allowance, ...
As social distancing measures have changed the way the nation functions, experts across the internet, communications and tech sectors have been working with government to make sure the shift to virtual living is as smooth as possible, with no one being left behind. The Parliamentary Internet,......
cost of living n 1.(Economics) a.the basic cost of the food, clothing, shelter, and fuel necessary to maintain life, esp at a standard regarded as basic or minimal b.(as modifier):the cost-of-living index. 2.(Economics) the average expenditure of a person or family in a given perio...