Mentasta Lake, Alaska Cost Of Living

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

14%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

39%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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	112	128	100
Goods & Services	114	114	100
Groceries	124	135	100
Health care	156	154	100
Housing	61	135	100
Transportation	113	110	100
Utilities	223	155	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Mentasta Lake is 13% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Mentasta Lake is 12% higher than the national average
Mentasta Lake housing is 39% 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	$34,583	$2,882	$807	$1,038

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	$24.14	$20.27	19.1%
Beauty Salon	$47.98	$40.39	18.8%
Toothpaste	$2.47	$2.36	4.8%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.08	2.8%
Movie	$13.50	$10.99	22.9%
Bowling	$15.33	$15.49	1.0%

Groceries

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.92	$4.30	37.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.40	13.1%
Milk	$3.04	$2.20	37.9%
Potatoes	$4.88	$3.22	51.5%
Pizza	$11.99	$10.74	11.6%
Beer	$10.82	$9.60	12.8%

Health Care

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$256.81	$109.73	134.0%
Doctor	$219.34	$118.34	85.3%
Dentist	$154.44	$100.94	53.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.85	$9.93	9.3%
Lipitor	$508.39	$469.53	8.3%

Housing

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,600.00	$184,700.00	38.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,397.62	$1,229.62	13.7%
Apartment Rent	$563.00	$949.00	40.7%

Transportation

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$2.71	22.2%
Tire Balancing	$51.13	$51.86	1.4%

Utilities

Item	Mentasta Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$544.20	$170.84	218.5%
Phone	$184.80	$187.18	1.3%

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	0	134	33.6%
Mentasta Lake, AK	181	112	11.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mosquito Lake, AK	181	112	12.4%
Concho, AZ	181	108	8.1%
Fairhaven, CA	181	123	23.5%
Bethel, DE	181	111	10.9%
Climax, GA	181	89	10.9%
Mentasta Lake, AK	181	112	11.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.