In remote communities in Alaska where polar bears roam, a loaf of bread costs more than $9, a carton of orange juice costs nearly $10, and a box of cereal costs more than $11.
Grant Magdantz, 30, recently recorded the prices at these grocery stores while returning to Kotzebue, Alaska's Northwest Arctic Territory. Kotzebue is more than 800 miles from Anchorage, Alaska's largest city.
Kotzeb, known as the “Gateway to the Arctic,” has a population of just over 3,000 people, about 70% of whom are Inupiat Eskimo, according to the city's website.
In two videos shared on social media, Magdanz spoke about the high cost of living in her hometown, where she attended her father's memorial service.
“There are no roads in or out here, so the cost of living is very high,” he said in one video. “Everything has to be airlifted.”
In her latest video, Magdanz explained that she visited a modern grocery store in Kotzebue and recorded the prices of food and drinks there.
Butter sells for $8.14 per pound, a quart of orange juice sells for $9.79, a bag of tortilla chips sells for $11.29, a bag of Starbucks brand coffee sells for $17.43, a large box of cereal sells for $11.05, and wheat bread 1 loaf was on sale. was $9.49, and bananas cost $2.99 per pound.
In a video posted in August, Magdanz recorded the prices of food and drinks at an old grocery store there.
A gallon of milk sells for $12.69, a carton of 18 eggs sells for $10.79, a 5-pound bag of flour sells for $12.99, a regular bag of nacho cheese-flavored chips sells for $11.29, and a 12-pack of soda cans sells for $12.99. It had been. $15.19 — A pint of ice cream was $10.69.
Magdans told news agency SWNS that most Kotzebue residents hunt (particularly caribou and elk) and fish, adding that “the only food people eat is what they hunt.”
“People aren't just eating out at the grocery store,” he told SWNS.
Magdants said despite the high prices, Kotzebue remains a “great place to grow up.” The main reason for this is that children can learn a wide range of outdoor skills.
He moved 10 years ago to attend college in Seattle and now lives in Los Angeles, where he took a job after graduation.
But he would consider going back at some point, the software engineer told SWNS.
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“It's a very safe town,” Magdanz said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Magdan's and the grocer for comment.
