Cost Of Living in Port Lions, 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	Port Lions	Alaska	National
Cost of living	111	129	100
Goods & Services	117	120	100
Groceries	124	124	100
Health care	140	148	100
Housing	95	135	100
Transportation	112	115	100
Utilities	112	158	100

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The cost of living in Port Lions is 14% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Port Lions is 11% higher than the national average
Port Lions housing is 5% 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	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313
Renters	$50,000	$4,167	$1,167	$1,500

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	Port Lions	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.21	$24.26	16.3%
Beauty Salon	$47.27	$45.56	3.7%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.9%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.0%
Movie	$13.19	$12.13	8.7%
Bowling	$18.08	$18.00	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Port Lions	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.62	$5.84	13.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.45	$1.57	55.6%
Milk	$5.09	$4.67	9.0%
Potatoes	$5.98	$4.93	21.2%
Pizza	$12.76	$12.09	5.5%
Beer	$13.48	$10.41	29.5%

Health Care

Item	Port Lions	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$247.07	$125.68	96.6%
Doctor	$215.28	$135.78	58.6%
Dentist	$153.23	$113.29	35.3%
Ibuprofen	$12.38	$10.65	16.2%
Lipitor	$522.08	$468.60	11.4%

Housing

Item	Port Lions	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,000.00	$184,700.00	5.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,534.94	$2,346.69	50.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Port Lions	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.93	$3.46	13.5%
Tire Balancing	$65.07	$59.92	8.6%

Utilities

Item	Port Lions	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$232.09	$193.99	19.6%
Phone	$189.01	$192.25	1.7%

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.
Aleneva, AK	24	118	18.0%
Ouzinkie, AK	128	108	7.7%
Womens Bay, AK	852	139	38.9%
Kodiak Station, AK	1,789	157	56.5%
Port Lions, AK	145	111	11.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tanacross, AK	145	119	19.5%
Orrville, AL	145	78	22.5%
Bieber, CA	145	102	1.5%
Daphnedale Park, CA	145	106	5.6%
Sunshine, CO	145	208	108.3%
Port Lions, AK	145	111	11.0%

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 Port Lions, AK