cost of living cost of capital • cost-of-living allowance · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · cost of living · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing). Synonyms: cost of living. Example: "A rise in the cost of living reflects the rate of inflation." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076