Cost Of Living in Whittier, 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	Whittier	Alaska	National
Cost of living	100	129	100
Goods & Services	117	120	100
Groceries	124	124	100
Health care	140	148	100
Housing	58	135	100
Transportation	112	115	100
Utilities	112	158	100

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The cost of living in Whittier is 23% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Whittier is equal to the national average
Whittier housing is 42% 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	$73,750	$6,146	$1,721	$2,213
Renters	$53,750	$4,479	$1,254	$1,613

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	Whittier	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	Whittier	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	Whittier	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	Whittier	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$76,000.00	$184,700.00	58.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,534.94	$2,346.69	50.6%
Apartment Rent	$910.00	$949.00	4.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Whittier	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.
Whittier, AK	255	100	0.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boone, CO	255	85	15.2%
Davis City, IA	255	77	23.3%
Norris, IL	255	80	20.2%
Pinesburg, MD	255	104	4.1%
Michiana, MI	255	161	61.4%
Whittier, AK	255	100	0.1%

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 Whittier, AK