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Cost of living index — A cost of living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time. There are many different methodologies that have been developed to approximate cost of living indexes, including methods that allow for… … Wikipedia
ACCRA Cost of Living Index — The ACCRA Cost of Living Index is a measure of living cost differences among urban areas in the United States compiled by the Council for Community and Economic Research. [cite journal|title=Measuring Regional Cost of Living|author=Koo,… … Wikipedia
Cost of living (disambiguation) — Cost of living may refer to: Cost of living index, an economic measure of the change in cost of living Cost of living, an economic concept The Cost of Living (book), a 1999 book by Arundhati Roy In television Film: Cost of Living (Star Trek: The… … Wikipedia
Cost of living — For other uses, see The Cost of Living (disambiguation). Cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living. Changes in the cost of living over time are often operationalized in a cost of living index. Cost of living… … Wikipedia
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Living wage — is a term used to describe the minimum hourly wage necessary for a person to achieve some specific standard of living. In developed countries such as the United Kingdom or Switzerland, this standard generally means that a person working forty… … Wikipedia
Index number — An index number is an economic data figure reflecting price or quantity compared with a standard or base value.citation | first=W. E. | last=Diewert | contribution=Index Numbers | editor last = Eatwell | editor first = John | editor link=John… … Wikipedia
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