Anchorage, Alaska vs. Bismarck, North Dakota

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
  24.7% lower in Bismarck, North Dakota
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.575.8100  42.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.694100  8.4%
Heart Failure91.696100  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement83.385.6100  2.8%
Pneumonia89.3100.5100  12.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$21,699$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$15,422$16,237  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$18,950$22,499  2.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$16,908$17,007  12.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKBismarck, NDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%6.7%3.1%  54.1%
2015-201647.3%8.9%12.5%  81.2%
2016-201728.8%6.7%57.9%  76.7%
2017-2018-21.6%7.1%19.0%  132.9%
2018-2019-3.3%21.2%-2.2%  742.4%
Since 201464.8%60.9%113.3%  6.0%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes