生活費(せいかつひ) せいかつひ noun living expenses; cost of living financedaily-life 1. living expenses; cost of living The money needed for daily life necessities such as food, housing, and utilities. 生活費(せいかつひ)が足(た)りない。🔊 The living expenses are not enough. 東京(とうきょう)は生活費(せいかつひ)が高(たか)い。🔊 The cost of living in Tokyo is high. アルバイトで稼(かせ)いだお金(かね)は、ほとんど生活費(せいかつひ)に消(き)えてしまう。🔊 Almost all the money I earn from my part-time job goes toward living expenses. 生活費(せいかつひ) is a compound of 生活(せいかつ) (life, living) + 費(ひ) (expense, cost). The 費(ひ) suffix appears in many expense-related words.Compounds食費(しょくひ): food expenses交通費(こうつうひ): transportation costs光熱費(こうねつひ): utility costs (electricity, gas)家賃(やちん): rentCommon collocations生活費(せいかつひ)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to earn a living生活費(せいかつひ)を節約(せつやく)する: to cut living costs生活費(せいかつひ)がかかる: living expenses add up Related Words Related: 光熱費(こうねつひ) (utility costs) Compare: 食料費(しょくりょうひ) (food expenses) general Added 2026.3.25 22:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 19000/19424_seikatsuhi