The problem lies in how the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the cost of living.
The cost of living in Manhattan is the nation's highest, standing at twice the national average.
Yet the cost of living remains rich and out of reach for middle-class families.
The cost of living in China is very different from that in the West.
Of course, the cost of living in Connecticut is also higher than the national average.
Mr Twomey says the average family income is keeping pace with the cost of living.
And the answer is by radically reducing the cost of living relative to income.
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They were shackled to sinking incomes, while the cost of living rose with the tide.
So many experts fear the cost of living is going to be high in 2020.
The cost of living in Buenos Aires is a little over half that in New York.
It is not the first time that official reports have played down the cost of living.
How much has the cost of living risen in Brazil in the last five years?
And of course the cost of living has gone up, with big energy and food price increases.
"The cost of living is going up and the chances of living are going down, " Parker said.
Thirty percent of respondents reported worrying about the cost of living while 29 percent cited credit-card debt.
The cost of living ranking, also from Economy.com, includes the cost of housing, transportation, utilities and other necessities.
Food is far cheaper, relative to the overall growth of the cost of living, than in the 1960s.
The government (BLS) numbers for the cost of living and poverty line and standard deductions are erroneous and indefensible.
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This will be hard unless the cost of living falls in Hong Kong.
Daniel Moynihan, D-New York, says the consumer price index overstates the cost of living between .7 and .2 percent.
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As for those who are working, wages are not rising enough to keep up with the cost of living.
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Anyway, observers say, increases in the cost of living are still small and therefore not anything to worry about.
It will also effectively wipe out the cost of living allowance save for potential increases once every five years.
So, the senator proposes reducing the cost of living adjustment by 1 percent.
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Reply: The cost of living question relates to how the government measures inflation.
The Worldwide Cost of Living survey compares the cost of living in over 130 cities in nearly 90 countries.
The cost of living, in particular the cost of housing, is also much higher in London (see chart).
"People in Zurich haven't seen" a commensurate drop in the cost of living.
The cost of living and house prices are lower and family ties stronger.
Opinion polls reveal a sharp rise in worries over the cost of living.
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