When they say cost of living, they tend to mean groceries, and housing.

Figure 5: When they select cost of living, they mean...

AFR / Freshwater Strategy Poll; Australian Voters; Sample size n=1,051; Fieldwork 08 – 10 March 2024. Margin of Error +/- 3.3%. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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