cost of living index

基本解释

The Theoretical Framework of CPI: Fixed-Basket Index or Cost-of-Living Index;
CPI的理论框架：固定篮子指数还是生活费用指数?。
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。

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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We took the job-growth and cost-of-living rankings, and added to the mix a housing affordability index from research firm Moody's Economy.com and a salary index from Seattle-based compensation collection firm PayScale .
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He also wants to index it to the Consumer Price Index which means automatic adjustments to the cost-of-living (but not to labor conditions), ensuring that inflation cannot take the pressure off—or undermine, depending on your ideology—the minimum wage level.
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