Cost of living comparison

Alaska, USA

compared to

New York, USA

New York vs. Alaska Cost of Living Summary

New York is 11.2% more expensive than Alaska.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in New York
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in New York
Transportation: pay 24.7% more in New York
Housing: pay 2.0% less in New York
Childcare: pay 97.5% more in New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in New York
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in New York

The cost of childcare and transportation in New York are more expensive than in Alaska. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in New York. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New York.

New York vs. Alaska Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York instead of Alaska, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Alaska	New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.50	$19.04	-28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.71	$10.50	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60	$2.37	-9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.03	$1.83	-9.8%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Alaska	New York
Bread 1 loaf	$4.74	$3.74	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.90	$7.35	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55	$4.05	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69	$3.87	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.20	$5.18	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.35	$2.36	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11	$0.80	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.54	$2.10	-17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93	$2.36	-19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26	$1.54	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.49	-4.6%
Average			-11.5%

Alaska vs. New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

	Alaska	New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22	$3.60	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.67	$97.65	+89.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,113.17	$31,535.81	+16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.54	$18.98	+8.2%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Alaska	New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$122.81	$63.86	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,483.44	$1,925.71	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,298.81	$1,646.33	+26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.96	$138.03	-16.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 97.5% more for childcare

	Alaska	New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$943.88	$1,553.18	+64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,350.00	$23,861.84	+130.5%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Alaska	New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.04	$6.09	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94	$4.84	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.02	$13.68	+13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.42	$63.42	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32	$15.22	+14.3%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Alaska	New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.68	$50.08	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.00	$41.74	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.93	$82.58	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.00	$112.43	-8.6%
Average			-9.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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