subsistence vs living

subsistence and living both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subsistence	Yes	No	No	No
living	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, living is a hypernym of subsistence; that is, living is a word with a broader meaning than subsistence:

Other hypernyms of subsistence include bread and butter, keep, livelihood, support, sustenance.

subsistence (noun)	living (noun)
minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting	the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
the state of existing in reality; having substance	people who are still living
a means of surviving	the financial means whereby one lives
	the condition of living or the state of being alive

subsistence (adjective)	living (adjective)
	pertaining to living persons
	(informal) absolute
	still in existence
	(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
	true to life; lifelike
	still in active use