Cost Of Living Percent For 2024. The cost of living increases by year appear to be slowing, but some key household essentials are still seeing elevated price increases. Social security beneficiaries will see a 3.2% boost to their benefits in 2024, the social security administration announced on thursday.
Data from the consumer price index (cpi), a key metric from the bureau of labor statistics used to measure inflation, show that prices increased 3.2 percent between february 2023 and february. The cost of living refers to the monetary cost of goods and services necessary to maintaining a certain standard of living.