"People living in an advanced economy usually have a high standard of living."
"My quality of life has improved since I started work."
The standard of living is closely associated with 'quality of life.'
「先進経済に住む人々は、通常生活水準が高い」
「仕事を始めてから、私の生活の質は向上しました」
生活水準は「生活の質 'quality of life.'」と密接に関連しています。
examples
"i think it's easy to raise your standard of living.
It's harder to get used to a drop in the quality of living".
or
"it's easier to go up the ladder than fall back down".
or
It's hard to adjsut to a lower quality of living
when you have been used to a higher standard of living".
例
"I think it's easy to raise your standard of living.
It's harder to get used to a drop in the quality of living".
（生活水準を上げるのはかんたんです。生活水準を落とすことはより難しいです。）
あるいは
"it's easier to go up the ladder than fall back down".
（はしごを降りるより昇るほうが簡単です。）
または
"It's hard to adjsut to a lower quality of living when you have been used to a higher standard of living".
（高い生活水準に慣れてしまったら、低い生活水準に慣れることが難しいです。）
"Standard of living", is a well known way we can talk about the level at which people can live effectively, happily, and cost efficiently in a certain place. Most often talking about a country/nation.
Standard of living （生活水準）
これは、特定の場所で人々が効果的に、幸せに、
コスト効率よく生活しているかどうかのレベルを話す時によく使われる表現ですね。
国の事を話すときに最もよく使われます。
"Standard of living" is probably most common, but "standard of comfort" or "living standards" are both understood as the same thing (describing the level of material comfort in a person's life).
"Standard of living" がおそらく最も一般的ですが、"standard of comfort" または"living standards"も同じこととして理解されます（生活における物質的な快適さのレベルを表します）。
Standard of living
the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
Example
Low standard of living
High standard of living
Standard of living
the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
Standard of living／Living standard＝生活水準。Quality of Life＝生活の質。
Example
Low standard of living
High standard of living
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Low standard of living＝低い生活水準。
High standard of living＝高い生活水準。
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