生活费：1、cost of living2.alimony3.subsistence cost4.living costs5.living expenses
例子：1、生活费用持续下降，眼看就快三个月了．The cost of living seems set to drop for the third month in succession.
2.生活费用继续上涨．The cost of living continues to rise.
3、生活费用在提高。The cost of living is going up.
4、这个国家的生活费用在上涨。The cost of living is escalating in the country.
5、削减政府津贴计划中如社会保险，公务员退休金和退伍军人津贴中生活费的增加幅度（伊丽莎白·德鲁）cut back on the cost - of - living increases in such entitlement programs as Social Security, civil - service retirement pay, and veterans' pensions(Elizabeth Drew)
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