cost of living

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涨。

An inflation forces up the cost of living .

通货膨胀迫使生活费用飞涨。

The rise in the cost of living bears hard on old people living on fixed incomes .

生活费用的上涨对于靠固定收入为生的老年人极为不利。

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。

In absolute terms , wages have risen , but not in comparison with the cost of living .

从绝对意义上说，工资是提高了，但同生活费用相比较就不能这样说了。

The man in the car can only guess at the causes of the sharp rise in the cost of living .

普通百姓对生活费用急剧上涨的原因只能猜测。

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 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。

The cost of living is well above average , too .

生活花费已超过平均水平。

The cost of living is much higher now than it was .

现在的生活费用比以前高多了。

What does that tell us about the cost of living ?

就生活成本而言，这又向我们说明了什么问题？

However , the cost of living in America is very high .

然而，美国的生活消费非常高。

What is the cost of living in that country ?

在那个国家的生活费用是多少？

The traffic is heavy and the cost of living is high .

交通拥挤，并且生活费用高。

The cost of living will be higher than ever .

生活费用将比以往有所增高。

This is only enough to cover the basic cost of living .

这些钱只够支付他们基本的生活花费。

Cost of living indicators are comparative between cities or countries .

不同城市或国家间的生活消费指数都是可以相互比较的。

Salaries are high but so is the cost of living .

薪水是高，但生活开支也大。

The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living .

利率的增长会引起生活费用的上涨。

Please identify the factors responsible for the increasing cost of living .

请指出引起生活费高涨的因素。

The cost of living has risen in recent years .

这几年的生活费上涨了。

The cost of living here is lower than that in London .

这里的生活费用比伦敦的要低。

The increased cost of living posed many problems .

生活费的增加引起许多问题。

The new law will cause a marginal increase in the cost of living .

新的法律将导致生活费用轻微上涨。

Wages are very low in relation to the cost of living .

相对生活费用来说工资是很低的。

The policy will put pounds the cost of living .

这些政策将使生活费上涨若干镑。