Cost of living comparison

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Alaska is 21.3% more expensive than Iowa.

If you lived in Alaska instead of Iowa, you would:

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pay 35.6% more for restaurants

 
Iowa
Alaska
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.50
 
$26.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.86
 
$12.71
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$2.60
 

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

 
Iowa
Alaska
Bread
1 loaf
$2.75
 
$4.74
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.26
 
$7.90
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
 
$4.55
 

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

 
Iowa
Alaska
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.26
 
$4.22
 
Monthly public transit pass $41.60
 
$51.67
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,209.92
 
$27,113.17
 

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pay 46.4% more for housing

 
Iowa
Alaska
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.83
 
$122.81
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,149.79
 
$1,483.44
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $848.38
 
$1,298.81
 

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pay 27.6% less for childcare

 
Iowa
Alaska
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,043.98
 
$943.88
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,039.50
 
$10,350.00
 

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Iowa
Alaska
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.95
 
$7.04
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.14
 
$4.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.68
 
$12.02
 

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

 
Iowa
Alaska
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.44
 
$54.68
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.50
 
$48.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.35
 
$87.93
 

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