How Much Do We Spend On Food? | Grocery Shopping In Anchorage Alaska
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- In today’s video, we go shopping and show you the prices of household staples in Anchorage, Alaska as we prepare for a possible upcoming winter storm.
Hi, we are Emily and Matt, and welcome to A Glimpse of Alaska! In September 2022, we (along with our 8 month old puppy Aurora) made the nearly 5,000 mile drive from our home in Florida to our new home: Alaska. We created this channel to document and share our adventures in this wonderful state.
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I lived in Anchorage Alaska for 21 years n worked in a burn unit as an RN n made ALOT OF $$$$ esp working nights. We did our own surgeries. Physical Therapy. Pain Management etc. We did alot of over time. It was hard work but the money came in fast. When we moved to Hawaii we had 800,000 in our bank. We moved into our condo in Kawai. A big change. While in Alaska we found cheaper groceries that my friend found at a small store, We also had a friend that came in with a big catch n we had halibut n king crab legs for free You just need to know people. My friend n I found hundreds off wild berry bushes, We always carried rifles n bear spray. Got to know how to live with the wildlife. Never scared
I just graduated nursing school, currently working as a nurse aide in the burn hospital. I live and was raised in Hawaii. I'm interviewing with a hospital in Alaska soon. We have similar but opposite lives.
I live in New Brunswick Canada, and most of the prices you showed are less than what I would pay. Our groceries have gone crazy in price, especially since 2020!
Same on the East Coast of Maryland. I didn’t see much of a difference in these prices in what we are currently paying. I will say a few cents even a dollar difference will add up quickly though.
Biggest thing people don't realize is how easy the food chain supply can be hindered , if ships can't make it to port here, I remember food services guy saying 7 day supply if something happened hindering food chain.
That's what would concern me. You must stay stocked up! We are stocked here in the lower 48 these days.
Everybody in Alaska has months of beans and rice and oats and corn and flour, just in case. Even "unprepared" people..... At least I hope....
Those prices are relatively equivalent to what we pay for similar groceries here in Australia on an average day in an average suburban supermarket. Thanks for the informative video. 👏🏻🇦🇺🦘
Me and my husband moved here in 2021 from Spring Hill Florida central on the gulf side we were born and raised there and at the ages of 48 and 47 we moved to Alaska, 5600 miles with two Rottweilers and two Pomeranians in tow it is an absolute adventure I work in Anchorage so I stop at that Fred Meyer often I wish you good luck to you guys. I know you will love it.
We actually moved from Spring Hill too! 😂 Very fond of that place but nothing beats Alaska!
Prices are the same almost in New Jersey.
We lived in Anchorage for 15 years back in the 80’s and early 90’s. Prices were very high compared to where we came from. Can’t imagine prices today with the economy. If I can suggest only one thing or two. 😊. Start a stock-up. If trucks or ships can’t make it, it wouldn’t take long for shelves to be empty. Fred Meyers is a great store, but higher than Safeway, at least they used to be. Watch and shop stock up sales. First thing I would do is create a “large” pantry somewhere in your new home. You will tank yourself coming canning season. Good luck
Thank you for watching! 😊
Buy a milking cow and chicken 🐔, and a garden for vegetables. The prizes are crazy. Here in Canada it's worst here. Yeaper it's bad everywhere.
you got MORE in grocerys for that price, here in oahu, my 2 bags of produce, lamb chops, lunch meats, bottle water and some others came out to $143.** at safeway, oahu, too damn expensive for me to live here in hawaii, there prices are getting atrociously high like Beverly hills grocery stores!!!
Visited my daughter in Wasilla and couldn’t believe how great Fred Meyer was grocery prices are 25% higher in Minnesota… and our stores have dwindling supplies in the rural areas. Thanks for sharing
I live in country/rural but not remote, NSW Australia with 2 major Supermarkets and plenty of other stores etc. and seeing your prices, in Alaska, I couldn't believe how cheap everything was, and I am not talking about the discounted prices, but also the full ticketed things compared to ours.
Here, 3 litres of milk = $5.80 for no brand/store brand. 1kg of mince/ground beef $14 - $16 for middle quality and even more for premium mince. Chicken breast $12 per kg, 760g sliced bread = $5.90, a small tub of yogurt between $1.60 and $2.50 and so on. Example, this week(Friday) I spent $478 and walked out with 2 and 1/2 bags of staples. 1kg (kilograms) is 2.2lbs (pounds).
Wow! It is not so bad here after all!
I live in coffs harbour, new south wales, Australia, a regional small city and our grocery prices are about the same as yours in anchorage. Our average weekly wage is about the same as yours in anchorage too. Thanks for this informative video guys.
@@AGlimpseOfAlaska Good day, please tell me what the minimum wage is in your city, thank you
even tho you live in an apt you can bring in a freezer... anothers words go hunting, etc etc
Great video Emily and Matt
That same stores egg area had no eggs at all yesterday, 1-9-23
The egg shortage has definitely gotten bad ☹️
That looks like Dimond Fred Meyer
A little higher than here in Ohio, but not too bad, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
My family lives in anchorage so too. We shop for 4 myself my husband and 2 teens and unfortunately my husbands father lives with us so we shop for a week and its always about 325 or above now.
Just having the two of us to shop for definitely helps!
Did you have a relative that worked at John Stepps Friendly Ford in the 1970's? I recognize the last name.
Sounds like the prices I see here in Pensacola. The tomatoes are expensive but everything else seems normally priced.
wow u know math i'm impressed
I live in Puerto Rico. A gallon of milk which is not a gallon, it's only 120 Oz. Is $6.97
your food prices are almost exactly the same as prices in Minnesota
I expected it to be way way more there. I wouldn’t mind living in Anchorage. Same weather as here , bad cold and I hate snow.
But I live in snow already lol
Prices really aren't all that bad, but they do add up. I don't think its quite as cold as Minnesota in the winter, but summers are considerably cooler here. Depending on where you live in Minnesota we may get around the same amount of snowfall.
We're definitely getting our snow!
after watching I needed breakfast😛
I liked very much you video as an Albanian I would enjoy living there for couple of time or maybe forever.
Not much more than in Northern Ohio, but like she says, that's in a city. Out in the bush it can be double or more.
I am an Alaskan born and raised in Alaska although it's nice to see some of the homesteaders and they're beautiful builds it's becoming a huge thing and now I'll ask her is getting homesteaders everywhere before you know it there won't be no more natural beautiful Alaska to see I've seen so so many videos of people moving to Alaska to do a homestead in Alaska the number of trees that are getting cut down and the natural beauty slowly going away.
Anyway if you're going to go grocery shopping your best bet would be to go to Costco or Sam's Club where you can buy in bulk it'll be a lot better that way
Hopefully the prices are a little cheaper on the military base
most groceries are comparable to prices here in south ga things are so out f control i dont even look at cost
Love the music!
Just letting U know your prices are also similar to Australia prices too.
Interesting! We have never been to Australia, but it’s cool to hear how prices are around the world.
Well….. gainesville Florida here…….. seems cheaper than Publix! shoppingAldi and Trader Joe’s now!
It's 7 cent a bag 🎒 in Chicago since around 2012 . Unless you get food stamps/ EBT then the bags 🎒 are free . I don't think this fair 🤔. Also Chicago also has bottle water taxes since 2012. It's killing me. 🎉🎉🎉I enjoyed your video 📹 so people now know they can live in Alaska
That’s 1/2 of what I spend in Miami, Florida weekly, the food here is very expensive and we are only 3 adults, sometimes when my son works late is just my husband and I and I make something quick. My dream at the age of 66 and it’s been for a long time is to move to Alaska.
Thank you for sharing this with us, how did you all end up in Alaska just wondering.
It was a dream of ours for a long time, we will probably end up making a video all about it and the trip up here! 😊
Not too bad
Same price as Oklahoma a few things were a bit higher but you get sales there. We don't have grocery stores with on sale items. Ugh I miss that.
Fred Meyer is pretty good for sales here!
Prices for Alaska doesn't sound too bad comparing to the prices I heard before.
I agree prices are not too bad but they do add up. Maybe some of the prices you’ve seen are from remote Alaska without road access? They can easily be 2-3x the price. Thank you for watching!
Would be worth noting that while these prices are typical for most Alaskans, since most Alaskans live in the Anchorage area which includes Wasilla and Palmer, most of Alaska is nowhere near Anchorage and those prices are very low compared to any of the less centrally located areas; even Juneau which is the actual capital, in Southeast Alaska and having a population of 30,000 and is dependent of either air or barge for delivery of supplies, sees the increased cost of getting its groceries, and just about everything else being considerably higher, and as you get farther from any major town the prices continue to up and up. That said, it is worth it for many reasons that go way beyond the cost of groceries: incredible views, proximity to wilderness and wildlife, and the kind of people who call Alaska home make it the adventure that it is. Cheers.
This costs a lot more in canada
They are must price of food in Chicago 🎉🎉. Alaska and Chicago are almost the same. In the year 2024 .. I enjoyed this 📹 🎥 📻 vedio 🎉🎉😊
In Australia groceries are really expensive most of the things you have shown are cheaper in Alaska than they are in Australia and not remote Australia .
I live in Idaho. Fred Meyer (KROGER) is, BY FAR, the most expensive grocery store in the Treasure Valley. Right behind Albertson's. I'll stick with "bag my own" at WINCO and save $$.
those price are cheaper then los angeles getto Food4Less market.
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Some prices are not bad at all, but some were a bit much.
The prices aren't to different then Wisconsin.
Though I'm sure if shipments can't come in that can change quickly
Prices same here in northern , Maine ... Some of your items were cheaper
😱Groceries in Alaska are less than groceries in Florida! 🤔
25cent here for a 🎒
What? 185??? Sounds Alaska is cheap. When I go grocery shopping is 150 for one week, way less items than Alaska’s.
Fred Meyers is very expensive everywhere. Do you have a Winco of Walmart ?
Hi! We have a lot of Walmarts across the state. We were shopping at Walmart when we moved here but Fred Meyer has been much cheaper for us since we switched.
im in Canada and the prices here are the same or worse somehow
People made it seem as if it’s so expensive for groceries but what I’m seeing isn’t any different than the average grocery trip to Walmart in NC…
It’s really not that bad where we are. Fresh produce is the worst probably. We saw a whole watermelon for over $100 in the store during the peak of winter 😯
@@AGlimpseOfAlaska oh wow that’s not too much of a problem my husband and I are excited to move to Alaska!
No different than here in northern Florida
What are the wages there?
I live in Florida, and prices are a little higher there, especially the veggies. The pizza was cheaper and the bread. How are you two handling the transition and the weather?
Believe it or not, it has been so easy! We are forever grateful to never have to step foot in the Florida heat again. -20 F beats 95 F any and every day of the year in our book!! 😀
I was expecting a crazy cost. But your prices are comparable and many items. Less. Than my area of western WA. Butter was more. Pasta less. Marinara similar. Cheeses. Much less. I’m very surprised.
Looking at these prices on the store tags, I'm definitely NOT taking that seasonal job in Alaska that's paying $12 an hour 😂 So did you guys get a discount because you have a rewards account with the grocery store?
Hi! Yes, prices here can be crazy sometimes. $12/hour is definitely not enough to live on here, not even close 😬 We have a Fred Meyer rewards card that saves us huge amounts of money. Last month we got $110 in free meat 😁
Don’t come to Ontario Canada you would be paying double that here
It cracks me up how almost everything you buy is in some sort of plastic jug, bottle, package made of a ton of plastic and they act like plastic shopping bags are a problem when they biodegrade super quick in sunlight and being exposed outside unlike all the for mentioned, look at all the plastic on your counter. Crazy stupid world we live in.
I think it has been proven by NASA scientists that milk and literally all liquids go through porous materials like paper or your hands that’s why we still use plastics containers for those stuff. I could be wrong though.
Be like the Alaskan Bush People and live off the grid
I think you guys are going to have to start hunting for your meat.
That’s the plan!
Hi there, if you were to do a similar video in the future, could you please slow down the camera angles? I’m interested in the topic but it’s a bit difficult to get the prices/products picked out when the camera moves so quickly. Thank you ❤
The prices are not much more than what an independent grocery store would charge.
Meyer not same as Meier same pronounciation
As you don't have children groceries are much easier. Now add 2 children and you've spent double that and more! It's ridiculous!
Not that much more than New Mexico.