生活费用

生活費用
shēnghuófèiyòng

cost of living; living expenses

Wiktionary

Examples

美国的生活费用起了。

The cost of living in the United States was rising.

Source: Tatoeba

这儿的生活费用很高。

Life is very expensive here.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 生活费 shēnghuófèi
  1. cost of living
  2. living expenses
  3. alimony
2 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore