Cost of Living
Rising costs are making basic needs unaffordable for millions.
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What This Means
The price of essentials—food, housing, energy—has outpaced wage growth, forcing impossible choices between necessities.
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Why It Matters
When survival becomes a daily struggle, long-term planning, community participation, and hope for the future become luxuries people can't afford.
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How It Feels
Like drowning in slow motion. Every purchase requires mental math. You're exhausted before the day starts.
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Data sources:Our World in Data, World Bank, UN Statistics
Updated daily • Last refresh: 11/21/2025
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Stories From Real People
Stories from people choosing between rent and groceries, from families skipping meals, from workers taking multiple jobs just to break even.
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What You Can Do
- →Share resources in your community
- →Support local mutual aid networks
- →Advocate for living wage policies
- →Join tenant unions or organizing groups