Anchorage, Alaska vs. San Marcos, California

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 San Marcos, California
than in Anchorage, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Anchorage, AKSan Marcos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.575.8100  42.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Anchorage, AKSan Marcos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.6101.3100  1.3%
Heart Failure91.6104.9100  14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement83.398.7100  18.5%
Pneumonia89.3107.7100  20.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Anchorage, AKSan Marcos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,681$23,382$23,281  1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,719$16,851$16,237  14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,433$21,845$22,499  18.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,009$18,114$17,007  20.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Anchorage, AKSan Marcos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.0%3.1%  72.6%
2015-201647.3%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201728.8%9.3%57.9%  67.7%
2017-2018-21.6%26.1%19.0%  220.8%
2018-2019-3.3%1.2%-2.2%  136.4%
Since 201464.8%45.0%113.3%  30.6%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes