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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Cost of living index: 114.9.

生活费指数：114.9。

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Cost of living index: 184.3.

生活费指数：184.3。

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

CNN: Budget cutters take hard look at Social Security - Sept. 27, 1995

The consumer price index, which determines that cost of living adjustment, is too generous, according to a study commissioned by the Senate Finance Committee.

CNN: Budget cutters take hard look at Social Security - Sept. 27, 1995