noun
[ sing. ] the amount of money that people need to pay for food, clothing and somewhere to live :
a steady rise in the cost of living
the high cost of living in London
noun
[ sing. ] the amount of money that people need to pay for food, clothing and somewhere to live :
a steady rise in the cost of living
the high cost of living in London
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005