Cost Of Living in Mentasta Lake, AK

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Mentasta Lake	Alaska	National
Cost of living	106	129	100
Goods & Services	120	120	100
Groceries	124	124	100
Health care	153	148	100
Housing	37	135	100
Transportation	109	115	100
Utilities	222	158	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Mentasta Lake is 18% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Mentasta Lake is 6% higher than the national average
Mentasta Lake housing is 63% lower than the national average
Alaska general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alaska state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Alaska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alaska	0%	7%

Alaska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alaska	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.06	$24.26	32.2%
Beauty Salon	$51.33	$45.56	12.6%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.7%
Movie	$16.17	$12.13	33.2%
Bowling	$17.55	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.57	$5.84	12.5%
Fried Chicken	$2.02	$1.57	28.4%
Milk	$5.16	$4.67	10.4%
Potatoes	$5.98	$4.93	21.2%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$13.88	$10.41	33.3%

Health Care

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$274.44	$125.68	118.4%
Doctor	$243.27	$135.78	79.2%
Dentist	$169.02	$113.29	49.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.61	$10.65	18.4%
Lipitor	$536.87	$468.60	14.6%

Housing

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,423.46	$2,346.69	3.3%
Apartment Rent	$347.00	$949.00	63.4%

Transportation

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.80	$3.46	9.8%
Tire Balancing	$64.35	$59.92	7.4%

Utilities

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$579.35	$193.99	198.6%
Phone	$187.48	$192.25	2.5%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Slana, AK	27	136	35.7%
Mentasta Lake, AK	266	106	6.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cassel, CA	266	97	2.7%
Hiouchi, CA	266	146	45.9%
Pineland, FL	266	120	20.1%
Secor, IL	266	89	10.5%
Willow Hill, IL	266	84	16.0%
Mentasta Lake, AK	266	106	6.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Mentasta Lake, AK