Fox News: Man documents inflated grocery prices in Alaskan hometown: 'Everything needs to be flown in'

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Man documents inflated grocery prices in Alaskan hometown: 'Everything needs to be flown in'

A man who returned to his Alaska hometown took to social media to document the inflated prices of food and drinks, including an $11 box of cereal. Still, he says it's someplace he'd live again.......                    ...                        ...In a remote Alaskan community where polar bears roam, a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login costs more than $9, a carton of orange juice costs nearly $10 and a box of cereal tops $11.......Grant Magdanz, 30, recently documented these grocery store prices during his return to Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough of Alaska. Kotzebue is more than 500 miles away from Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.......Known as the "Gateway to the Arctic," Kotzebue has a population of just over 3,000 people, with about 70% of the residents Inupiat Eskimo, according to the city's website.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that he shared on social media, Magdanz spoke about the high cost of living in his hometown, where he attended a memorial service for his father......."The cost of living here is very high because there are no roads in or out," he said in one video. "Everything needs to be flown in."......In the most recent video, Magdanz described his visit to the newest grocery store in Kotzebue, recording some You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login prices there.......Butter was on sale for $8.14 per pound, a quart of orange juice was $9.79, a bag of tortilla chips was $11.29, a bag of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was $17.43, a large box of cereal was on sale for $11.05, a loaf of wheat bread was $9.49 — and bananas were priced at $2.99 per pound.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In a video posted in August, Magdanz recorded food and drink prices at the old grocery store there.......The price of milk was $12.69 per gallon, a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was $10.79, a 5-pound bag of flour was on sale for $12.99, a regular bag of nacho cheese-flavored chips was $11.29, a 12-pack of soda cans was $15.19 — and a pint of ice cream was $10.69.......Magdanz told news agency SWNS that most people in Kotzebue hunt (caribou and moose, in particular) You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login — "and the diet that people eat is the things that they have hunted."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"People are not just eating out from the grocery store," he told SWNS. ......Magdanz said that, despite the high prices, Kotzebue was still "a fantastic place to grow up," mainly because children can learn extensive outdoor skills.......He moved away a decade ago to attend college in Seattle and now lives in Los Angeles, where he got a job after he graduated.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......But he'd consider moving back some day, the software engineer told SWNS......."It's a very safe town," Magdanz said.......Fox News Digital reached out to Magdanz and the grocery store for comment....

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