Workers are hard to come by and the cost of living is high.

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The cost of living is high.

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So many experts fear the cost of living is going to be high in 2020.

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And the cost of living in Puerto Rico is very, very high.

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Another aspect driving the ultra wealthy is their high cost of living.

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This likely understates the problem since the cost of living in the borough is now the second-highest in the nation to Manhattan, surpassing even high-tone San Francisco.

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So, many people who can move do, although it is not an inexpensive maneuver, particularly given the high cost of living in this little city-state.

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