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Cost & Benefits

Anchorage vs Eielson AFB

Simple answer

You'd likely save $614 a month in Anchorage.

Typical rent is $2,103 in Eielson AFB and $1,489 in Anchorage. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Anchorage

Alaska

Typical rent
$1,489
Typical pay
$103,284 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,529
Price index
105.4 (metro)

Eielson AFB

Alaska

Typical rent
$2,103
Typical pay
$68,199 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,553
Price index
103.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Anchorage and Eielson AFB are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.