cost-of-living index

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Boise comes in at 106, and Twin Falls, Idaho, is the cheapest in the Northwest with a cost-of-living index of 92.

From Seattle Times

All values are compared with the national cost-of-living index for major urban areas compiled by the council.

From Los Angeles Times

Each year, the agency produces a cost-of-living index that compares costs in the nation’s metro areas.

From Seattle Times

However, the unemployment insurance amounts were looked at in relation to the overall cost-of-living index for each state.

From Seattle Times

He advocates applying a cost-of-living index for annual inflation that better reflects the living costs of seniors than the standard consumer price index used now.

From Los Angeles Times