It costs less than $1.00 to save a child's life.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

If I consume Bud Light, then I have to pay for the Bud Light, I think it typically costs less, the price, the raw price is less than Guinness but I also pay an additional cost from the fact that Bud Light, when I drink it, causes me "disutility": we'll put it politely like that.

如过我买百威淡啤酒,我必须要支付百威淡啤酒的价格,我想它会便宜点,原材料的价格比吉尼斯低,但我同样要支付附加成本因为百威淡啤酒,当我喝它的时候,味道一般,我表达得委婉一点

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Kerosene costs less than other forms of lighting, but it is still costly in poor countries.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

In many cases, therapy today costs less than it used to.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

"It's quieter,it has less vibration, its inherently less complex which drives down costs, and it's easier to operate."

VOA: standard.2010.08.11