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I just followed 3 links to end up at some blog about living in far flung W AK. I read an eye-opening account of "shopping day" out there and how it's an all day project, etc. She wrote the itemized list of groceries and I'm just floored.

Over $400 for what should be about $150 worth of groceries. For example, the box of 144 Huggies diapers cost her $82.55. That same box would cost me about $35 at the local BJ's and I live in Connecticut; not exactly cheapsville.

I may write to her and offer to buy and mail her the dang diapers. No way mailing costs 45 bucks. (Yet.) And "Ramras?" Boy, that's a name ripe for plucking. Jerk.

To clarify, when I wrote “should be” I didn’t mean prices “should be” the same in remote regions. I should have written “would be in the lower 48”.

My daughter lives in North Pole, AK not one of the struggling western villages, but I can tell you that those prices are typical. Take what we pay, double it and then some. We were there last year and couldn’t believe the prices. Also, they are still paying way more than we are for gasoline. It’s because EVERYTHING has to come by truck over the ALCAN highway or by ship. That adds a lot of $$$$ to the cost.