Search the Web: Current grocery around Alaska - ADN had an article of current grocery prices around Alaska. Check where Bethel ranks Locals Guide - Prices as of 05/28/08 Current Prices for Various Utilities / Gas / Groceries: These are some current prices in Bethel Alaska Stove Oil: from $4.53 to $6.39 per gallon *after 1st barge comes in Automobile Gasoline: $5.60 per gallon Telephone Service (Basic): $24.95/mo Rent 1 Bedroom House with Utilities: $600-$1300 Basic Cable Service: $12.50/mo   Average Ticket from Anchorage to Bethel Round Trip: $481.00 Advanced Cable Service: $91.21/mo Basic Cellular Service: $1.00/min (not sure monthly) 2006 Yamaha Venture XL Sno-Go $5995   FOOD ITEMS (ON SALE IN LOCAL PAPER) 12 Pack Soda $7.29 #10 of Potatoes: $8.99 (Swanson's Sale) Bananas: $1.25/lb Bath Tissue: $8.99  (Swanson's Sale) Rib Steak: $9.99/lb Pork Steaks: $3.59/lb Gallon of Milk: $6.89 White Bread: $1.89    Population: Total Population in 1990: 4,674 Total Population in 2000: 5,449  Housing: Total Housing Units: 1624 Occupied Housing: 1432  Plumbing: Percent of Households That do not Have Complete Plumbing: 25.0% (lack sink, bath/shower, or flush toilet)  Complete Kitchen: 19.8% (lack stove, fridge, or running water  Water, Percent of Households Using Public Water System: 83.2%  Individual Well: 5.8%  Other: 11.0% (River, Cistern, etc.)  Sewer, Percent of Households Using: Public Sewer System: 40.1%  Septic Tank/Cesspool: 32.6%  Other Disposal: 27.2%  Phones, Percent of Households That do not Have: Phone: 22.3%  Heating Methods, Percent of Households Using: Electricity: 2.7%  Fuel Oil, Kerosene: 88.8% Coal or Coke: 0.0%  Bottled, Tank, LP Gas: 0.1% Other Fuel: 5.2%  Piped Gas (utility): 0.1% Fuel Oil, Kerosene: 88.8%  Wood: 1.3%  Solar Energy: 0.0% No Fuel Used: 1.7%

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