Kotzebue, Alaska, a remote Arctic town home to 3,102 people, faces extreme cold and steep living costs, like $9 for bread and $12 for milk.
Despite challenges, locals embrace traditional lifestyles amid roaming polar bears and wolves.
Despite challenges, locals embrace traditional lifestyles amid roaming polar bears and wolves.
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00:00Hi everyone, I'm Grant. I'm back in my hometown, Alaska.
00:03I'm right outside the brand new grocery store that just opened a week or two ago.
00:10The cost of living here is very high because there are no roads in or out.
00:14Everything needs to be flown in, so let's go check out some of the prices.
00:19Butter is on sale for $8.14 a pound. A quart of orange juice is $9.79.
00:25A bag of tortilla chips is $11.29. A bag of Starbucks coffee is $17.43.
00:32A box of Cheerios is on sale for $11.05. A bag of oral wheat bread is $9.49.
00:39Bananas are $2.99 a pound. A bouquet of flowers is $89.99.
00:46And last but not least, six rolls of toilet paper is $9.99.
00:52Hi everyone, I'm Grant. I'm back home in Alaska. I'm outside the local grocery store.
00:57There's no roads in or out of Kotzebue. Everything needs to be flown in,
01:01so the cost of living here is really high. So here's a tour of the prices at the store.
01:06Milk is $12.69 a gallon. 18 eggs are $10.79.
01:13A five-pound bag of flour is on sale for $12.99. Six rolls of paper towels are $21.99.
01:22A regular-sized bag of Doritos is $11.29. A 12-pack of Coke is $15.19.
01:30A pound of ice cream is $10.69. A Tide Pod container is $27.49.
01:36And last but not least, gas is $8.00 a gallon.