What is the meaning of 物価(Bukka) in Japanese?

・物価、ぶっか、Bukka

・Definition： Commodity price, Prices

Andy

Hey, Masa, my friend asked me

“アメリカの物価(ぶっか)はどうですか？”

What does that mean??

Masa

Hi, Andy, that means

“How is the cost of living in the U.S.?”

物(もの) means “thing, commodity, object, stuff.”

価(か、あたい) means “prices, values.”

Andy

Is 物価(ぶっか) only used in business situations?

Masa

Actually, NO. People use the word 物価(ぶっか) in daily conversations.

For example, “この前(まえ)、ハワイ行(い)ったらすごく物価(ぶっか)が高(たか)かった！”

It means, “I went to Hawaii the other day. The price of commodities was very high there. “

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

・アメリカの物価ぶっかは高たかい　

The prices in the U.S. are high.

・物価ぶっかの上昇じょうしょうが止とまらない

The rise in prices does not stop.

・日本にほんの物価ぶっかは全然ぜんぜん上あがらない

The prices in Japan do not rise at all.

・日本にほんの物価ぶっか上昇率じょうしょうりつは他ほかの国くにに比くらべて低ひくい水準すいじゅんにある

The inflation rate in Japan is low compared with other countries.