cost of living

cost of living

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Cost-of-living pressures come from all fronts

There is little relief, whether from locally produced or imported goods. And the pressure extends well beyond food, which already accounts for the largest share of spending by low-income households

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir. Photo: UNB

Commerce minister unhappy with commodity prices, cost of living

A couple rest on a bed in a showroom installation at an IKEA store in Beijing, China, July 5, 2026.Photo:Reuters.

Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze

People walk on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2020. Picture taken September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration

Rising food prices have made it increasingly difficult for individuals to dine out with friends and family as frequently as they used to. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

When cost of living takes a toll on social life

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

Global slowdown fears darken as cost of living bites

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Cost-of-living crisis driving 'breathtaking' surge in extreme poverty -UNDP

Price tags are seen on the samples of rice and lentils that are kept on display for sale at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave

46% of urban Indians say cost of living spiked compared to last 12 mths

UK cost of living crisis to peak later this year, BoE to press on with rate rises

UK cost of living crisis to peak later this year, BoE to press on with rate rises

File photo of vegetables. Picture: Collected

Cost of living rises as prices of essentials mount up