Anchorage, Alaska vs. Athens, Georgia

Health Compare

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  20.4% lower in Athens, Georgia
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.582.9100  37.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.689100  13.3%
Heart Failure91.694.1100  2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement83.3100.6100  20.8%
Pneumonia89.397.3100  9.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$20,530$23,281  13.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,113$16,237  2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$22,270$22,499  20.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,359$17,007  9.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%-6.9%3.1%  147.3%
2015-201647.3%5.9%12.5%  87.5%
2016-201728.8%17.1%57.9%  40.6%
2017-2018-21.6%43.8%19.0%  302.8%
2018-2019-3.3%0.8%-2.2%  124.2%
Since 201464.8%67.4%113.3%  4.0%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes