https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/14/bay-area-price-jump-food-meat-gasoline-electric-soar-economy-inflation/ > The cost of living in the Bay Area is steadily becoming more expensive, fueled by increases in gasoline, food and electricity, a new report released Tuesday by federal officials shows. > Consumer prices, measured by the inflation rate, rose by 3.7% in August compared with the same month the year before, the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.