Centre for Cities report

The burden of the cost of living crisis is being felt in every corner of the UK. Nationally, the picture is clear, but much less is known about how the rising cost of living is playing out geographically and what this means for people living in different places across the country.

This report sets out what the cost of living crisis is, its drivers, and how the squeeze on disposable incomes is likely to be felt across the UK’s cities and largest towns.

It also launches a new cost of living tracker, tracking city-by-city inflation and wage figures to monitor where inflation is hitting hardest, how prices and wages are rising across cities and large towns, and the impact of mounting prices on money in worker’s pockets.