The cost of living is the amount of money households need to cover the basic expenses of life. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the consumer price index, a list of prices consumers pay for ...

And one of the largest portions of many people’s cost of living, rent, has also risen over the past year: Zillow’s Observed Rent Index for February found that asking rents have risen 3.5 ...

Reviewed by Michael J Boyle What Is a Cost of Living Index? Cost of living data includes the expenses incurred for food, shelter, transportation, energy, clothing, education, healthcare, childcare, ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used as a chief barometer of inflation. But what is it and how is it calculated? CNBC Select explains below and recommends some cards that could help put money ...