cost vs cost of living

cost of living vs cost

cost and cost of living both are nouns.

cost is a verb but cost of living is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cost	Yes	No	Yes	No
cost of living	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cost of living is a hyponym of cost; that is, cost of living is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cost:

cost: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
cost of living: average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)

Other hyponyms of cost include disbursal, disbursement, expense, capital expenditure, payment, ransom, ransom money, cost overrun, borrowing cost, distribution cost, handling charge, handling cost, marketing cost, production cost, replacement cost, physical value, reproduction cost, unit cost, damage, price, terms, price, opportunity cost, portage, charge, transaction cost, cost of quality, quality cost, direct cost.

cost (noun)	cost of living (noun)
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)	average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

cost (verb)	cost of living (verb)
be priced at
require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

Difference between cost and cost of living

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