"Isn't it really expensive to live in Alaska?" - oh, another big one. When I first told my family I was moving here, my Grandma argued with me for over a half an hour that it was going to cost me $12 for a dozen eggs. Well, it doesn't. The cost of living definitely varies depending on where you live. If you live in a remote part of Alaska (also known as "the bush") it will obviously cost you more to buy a loaf of bread than someone in Anchorage who can get one at the local Wal-Mart. I live 150 miles away from Anchorage and I pay about fifty cents more per item than I would in the Lower 48. However, wages are higher here and that offsets the difference. I pay more for rent here than I would in my former state of Michigan, but the average house costs $40,000 less here than it does in Michigan, so go figure. Here is a link to an article that further explains the