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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why does higher development in countries cause an increase in cost of living?
gpt
There are two factors here. Generally speaking, high development means a higher standard of living, which means that the average person consumes more goods and services. Also, higher wages also mean that certain labor-intensive services like education, healthcare, childcare, etc will also have to be more expensive.