The phrase "cost considerations" means thinking carefully about how much something will cost before making a decision or taking action. Full definition
The local control also dramatically reduces the amount of growth factor required, an important cost consideration for manufacturing stem cells for therapeutic applications. (sciencedaily.com)
This line of reasoning will be useful if a patient with a rare disease is denied an expensive treatment by a physician on the basis of cost considerations. (slaw.ca)
In particular, if cost considerations result in the industry cutting corners on safety or security systems, then the situation in the future could be worse than today, not better. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)