What is the average increase in the cost of living over the past ten years in the US?

There was not a cost of living adjustment, or COLA, increase in 2010. Usually the average social security COLA adjustment is around 1.7 percent, but in 2010, there was not an increase.

i don't know the answer. That iswhat I would like to know

The official US Government COLA over the last 2 years totals 8.1%; this is the national average and does not reflect regional adjustments (for example housing in New York is 57% above the average cost of elsewhere in the USA).

The 2008 cost of living increase in Ohio is 5.8% This increase in Ohio's cost of living is due to the spike in energy prices.

The cost of living has varied from year to year. Sometimes there is an increase, sometimes there is a decrease in the cost of living. The average cost of a new car in 1993 was $12,750.00.

3-4% a year or about 100%

What is the most recent cost of living increase for Manitoba

whar is the cost of living in maryland, I want to ask for a cost of living expense increase. I am paid 53,000 now.

what is the average cost of living in Ethiopia?

The average cost of living will depend on where the person lives. In Kansas, the average of cost of living in 2014 is an estimated $68,000.

cost of living in Hawaii

It depends if the increase in Average Cost is caused by an increase in Fixed Costs or an increase in Variable Costs. An increase in Fixed Costs will not increase MC, because FCs do not vary with output (by definition) And increase in Variable Costs will increase MC

the couple was married 30 years. Retiree served 20 years and separated from spouse after 30 years of marriage. Retiree informed spouse she was lucky to get $300.00 a month from him and in 5 years of separation that is all she has gotten. No cost of living increase or anything.

Cost-of-living increase.

"In the United States, the most current average salary for a K1 Visa Lawyer is around $40,000.00. However, cost of living may increase or decrease that average."

what was the average cost of living in pakistan in 1947

The cost of living in the Fresno area is below the US average of 100% and is 93.6%.

The average wages in the United States have gone up in the last 20 years. This is because the cost of living has gone up.

The average cost of living in the US in 1912 was approximately 1,200 dollars a year. The cost of living was very different from then to now as the cost of living has greatly increased to over 40,000 a year average cost of living and that is still not enough for some American's to care for their families.

Employers increase these percentages to offset such things as taxes, losses and increased overhead costs, all which must be accounted for, before employee cost of living is figured

It depends on your country and state/county. Feel free to re-ask the question giving the missing information.

The average cost of living in the US is $20,194 per person a year. The average amount of debt for a person in the US is $8500.

This has not yet been determined.

Please tell me the cost of living increase in Boston the cpi looks like it is down based on raw data but the COLA is up 5.8 nationally can you help?

I am trying to find a current % of cost of living for WA state between 2008 and now.

The reason why the average wage increased would determine the affects of it. If it increased because minimum wage went up, then the cost of living and, therefore the cost of clothes in the U.K., would increase.

would like to know cost of living increase between 2008 & 2014

No, since increases in benefits are tied to the cost-of-living. Since there was no cost-of-living adjustment declared for 2010, there is no increase.

average monthly cost of living in alabama

I heard it was 6.2% for 2008......

needs to go up

The exact cost of living in New York state is unclear. However, it is 25 percent higher than the average cost of other states.

Increases are only given yearly. For the average cost of living expenses. You need to call your rep.

The cost of living in 1947 was drastically different than it is today. The average house cost was roughly 14,000 dollars, and the average wage was 2,200 dollars per year.

Your cost of living will increase, your real income will decrease.

must see the following site http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/latestCOLA.html for COLA (cost of living adjustments) by the government.

It is about half the price for living in San Fransisco.

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 99.40 on the cost of living index. This means that Las Vegas is cheaper than the US average which is 100.

The average cost for an apartment in philidephia is about 250-350 or from even 750- 1000

No. Employers only have to pay the minimum wage as specified by state or federal law, whichever is higher. Some states will increase the minimum wage based on cost of living increases in their state and employers will have to observe the new required rate, but employers themselves do not otherwise have to provide a "cost of living increase."

8.9% in the period in which we are working...... TID.....

The average cost of living in Miami is around 50,000 dollars a year. This is for a very average lifestyle. Miami has one of the highest costs of living in Florida.

Marginal cost = derivative of (Total cost/Quantity) Where Total cost = fixed cost + variable cost Marginal cost = derivative (Variable cost/Quantity) (by definition, fixed costs do not vary with quantity produced) Average cost = Total cost/Quantity The rate of change of average cost is equivalent to its derivative. Thus, AC' = derivative(Total cost/Quantity) => derivative (Variable cost/Quantity) = MC. So, when MC is increasing, AC' is increasing. That is, when marginal cost increases, the…

The cost of living index in Greenville, South Carolina is 87.6 less than US's average of 100.

The average cost of living in 1992 was lower than it is today. Gas was under $2 per gallon and food was also cheap. A loaf of bread was $1.

The cost of living in Paris is very expensive. The average cost of rent is about $3,600 per month. Food varies with chicken breast running on average $8 a pound, a dozen eggs at $4 and a 2 liter bottle of Coke is $3.

The cost of living index in Chicago, Illinois is roughly 4.2% higher than in the rest of the country. The cost of living index in Chicago is 104, while the nationwide average is 100.

if you get any kind of government checks no there hasnt been an increase since 2008 becuase obama is preventing it!

About $ 2.330

If you have to ask....it's probably too much. I was there 2 years ago, and while a beautiful city, it is (in my opinion) incredibly inflated. At that time, the AVERAGE house cost approximately $750,000.