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Noun: cost-of-living index
  1. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
    "The cost-of-living index is used to adjust wages and pensions for inflation";
    - consumer price index, CPI

Derived forms: cost-of-living indices

Type of: price index, price level

Encyclopedia: Cost-of-living index