Sentences with phrase «high living costs»

Residents pay higher living costs in exchange for favorable geography, climate, culture or economic prosperity — or all of the above.

Meanwhile, 70 per cent were concerned about higher living costs while the majority (70 per cent) were concerned they were not saving enough.

All that is needed is a small application fee and a budget which takes into account the relatively high living costs.

Unfortunately, these thresholds are unrealistically low, especially in areas with high living costs.

Insurance is surprisingly unaffected, however, by either the Aloha State's geographic peculiarities or its reputation for high living costs.

That means Maine residents pay higher living costs while earning less.

After the ruling People's Action Party lost a by - election in the opposition - led Hougang district on May 26, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reiterated a pledge to change the way the party governs a population that opinion surveys show is most concerned with issues such as high living costs and an influx of foreign residents.

Basically, the rest of the country is subsidizing the ridiculous cost of housing and other high living costs in the most expensive cities.

When the proposed higher living cost loans and new commercial - style interest payments are factored in, my union has calculated a three - year degree would cost a massive # 38,000.

Emmanuel Akpan - Inwang, director of The Lighthouse Project, a group that is establishing a new model of children's home in London, said there were «several reasons» why the number of looked - after children in London has fallen, including high living costs.

You're probably already aware that a job in London is likely to pay more than a job in Cardiff purely because of the astronomically high living costs in the area.

This is due to a combination of higher demand within cities, and higher living costs which necessitate higher compensation for medical assistants.

However, due to the County's overall high living cost, many residents still seek programs to assist them in their financial need.

On the other hand, you might elect to live in an area with high living costs and taxes so that you can be near grandchildren or move to a cosmopolitan city — a move that could require you to economize.

The Golden State sports the second - highest living costs in the country, behind only Hawaii.

Years of relentless growth driven by high - paid tech workers have given San Francisco some of the highest living costs in the country, meaning even those with fat paychecks can struggle to make ends meet.

Their letters provide a rich insight into their experiences of migration over 150 years: they're delighted by easy access to the labour market and higher salaries, for example, but also talk about the uncertainty of succeeding in the host country because of job insecurity and higher living costs.

As disabled people are more likely to be out of work, living in social housing, have lower incomes and higher living costs, and need care and specialist transport services there is little doubt that the pain of cuts will not be felt equally.

Though seen as prosperous, parts of the south had lower wages but higher living costs than the national average, and resented being lumped in with London.

The high living costs and low salaries in Columbia have forced and keeps forcing many young women, especially ladies in their late teens and 20s, to find other ways to survive and give their off - spring a future.

While the city always scores well in international rankings, high living costs and modest incomes levels — especially for a city its size — and the rain, to a certain extent, have held it back on our ranking.

Despite an average annual wage that's $ 7,080 more than the national average, Alaska has high living costs and student debt levels that make it one of the least affordable states.

Living in a big city offers plenty of perks — great restaurants, cultural activities and, often, a diverse array of job opportunities — but there are also many downsides, including traffic jams, high living costs and worrisome crime rates.

Despite the high living costs, London remains a popular cultural city to live in, as does Zurich and Paris.

They feel they should have gone back long ago to become successes instead of staying on in this city famous for its angry inhabitants, high living costs and lack of any sustained excitement in the contemporary arts.

How many people have lost their jobs, businesses, or suffered from higher taxes, or higher living costs, especially for energy and food because of the activites of these environmentalist?

If you are unable to live in London or are worried about the high living costs, you have not lost out on an excellent working environment, or on the high calibre work that the City firms are often associated with.

These have been corrected for cost of living, and as mentioned above, high living costs can make a big difference.

The intention of City compensatory allowance is to compensate the employees for the higher living cost and expenses in cities.