The cost of living index compares cost of living among Zips with "100" being average, 200 being twice the average, and 50 being half the average and so on.

生活费指数指各邮政区域间生活费用的对照，100为平均数，200指平均数的两倍，50为平均数的一半，以此类推。

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An indication of the demand for top-of-the-range goods can be found in Forbes magazine's “cost of living extremely well” index which includes items such as facelifts, fur coats and Gucci loafers.

关于对高端产品的需求，我们可以从富布斯杂志中找到其体现。 该杂志的“奢华生活价格指数”——其中把如拉皮手术、皮大衣、古驰悠闲鞋等消费计算在内——在一九八二年至二零零六年间增长了三倍。

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Oh, and one last thing, compare quality of living with the economic intelligence units cost of living index.

还有，最后一点，将生存质量与经济信息的单位成本相比较，作为一项评估指数。

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More than 50, 000 individual prices are collected in each survey round, and a cost-of-living index is calculated from the price data to express the difference in the cost of living between any two cities.

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According to the ACCRA Cost of Living Index for the second quarter of 2011, Baltimore was at 119, and the Bethesda area sat at 129.

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Daniel Moynihan, D-New York, says the consumer price index overstates the cost of living between .7 and .2 percent.

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