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 • Dec. 14, 2023

After 2022, raises are based on the cost-of-living index.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023

The average income of $53,890 does not go far with a cost-of-living index of 138.2, the second-highest in the nation.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2015

As Weatherall explains in his book, to implement a true cost-of-living index, one actually has to use the so-called “gauge theory.”

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2013

In terms of percentages we may find the cost-of-living index for food increased by more than 8 percent, which in turn would result in more than a 3-percent increase in the cost of living.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.