living standards
How well off
Living standards measure the material comfort and quality of life available to a person or population—housing, food, healthcare, education, and access to goods and services.
The phrase usually appears in discussions of economics or policy: Rising living standards lifted millions out of poverty.
A standard of living is the singular form with identical meaning.
State of lacking necessities
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- homelessnessLacking permanent residence
- slumsImpoverished, crowded districts
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
undernourishment · impoverished · squalor · scarcity · hardship · basic needs · food insecurity · water scarcity
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- high incomeLarge earnings bracket
assets · investments · savings · inheritance · capital · upper class · gated communities · excess
Economic spending ability
- household incomeTotal money a home receives
- consumer price indexInflation tracking statistic
- economic growthSustained output increase
- productivityOutput relative to input
economic development · industrialization · urbanization · inflation · wage levels · disposable income · economic indicators · fiscal policy
Measurable difference between things
- gapUnfilled space between
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- class divideGap between economic strata
wealth gap · income inequality · social mobility · urban-rural divide · gentrification · redlining · caste · apartheid
Desirable features of place
- spaciousnessAbundant available area
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
heating · air conditioning · ventilation · insulation · climate control · appliances · furniture · bedding
Condition of body, mind
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
- quality of lifeGeneral life satisfaction
- life satisfactionContentment with one's existence
- happinessJoyful emotional state
fulfillment · wellness · contentment · flourishing · mental health · work-life balance · leisure time · education access
deprivation
State of lacking necessities
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- homelessnessLacking permanent residence
- slumsImpoverished, crowded districts
subsistence · undernourishment · impoverished · squalor · scarcity · hardship · basic needs · food insecurity · water scarcity · energy poverty
affluence
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
high income · assets · investments · savings · inheritance · capital · upper class · gated communities · excess · abundance
purchasing power
Economic spending ability
- household incomeTotal money a home receives
- consumer price indexInflation tracking statistic
- economic growthSustained output increase
productivity · economic development · industrialization · urbanization · inflation · wage levels · disposable income · economic indicators · fiscal policy · median income
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- gapUnfilled space between
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
class divide · wealth gap · income inequality · social mobility · urban-rural divide · gentrification · redlining · caste · apartheid · segregation
amenities
Desirable features of place
- spaciousnessAbundant available area
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
plumbing · heating · air conditioning · ventilation · insulation · climate control · appliances · furniture · bedding · lighting
health
Condition of body, mind
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
- quality of lifeGeneral life satisfaction
- life satisfactionContentment with one's existence
happiness · fulfillment · wellness · contentment · flourishing · mental health · work-life balance · leisure time · education access · healthcare access
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- industrializationfactory, industrial revolution, Industrial Revolution, factories, manufacturing
- inequalitywealth gap, income gap, disparity, wage gap, income disparity
- ship quartersberth, berthing, bunk, bunks, crew quarters
living standardsdestitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
squalor · poverty · deprivation · impoverishment · penury
living standardsspiritual fulfillment
Profound inner completeness
quality of life · life satisfaction · emotional wellbeing · inner peace · happiness
living, standard, lives, standards, livestock, lived, liveliness, livelihood, understandable