物価
ぶっか · bukka · JLPT N3 · noun
monetary value
🛒💴 物 thing + 価 value: what things cost. bukka sounds like buck-a
物 (butsu, thing/goods) + 価 (ka, value/price) means the general price of goods. Bukka sounds like buck-a, as in how many bucks a thing costs. It is used for the overall cost of living, as in 物価が高い (prices are high).