text: Uh no actually it doesn't.  I have friends who live in Juneau year round.  Seriously wondering where you're coming up with these so called numbers? The Hilton? Some 5star hotel/resort? 100$ a day in food? Do you think the people in Juneau could survive if they had to pay 100$ a day in food? I went on a trip to Europe this summer and the cost to eat for 4 is significantly cheaper over there.  But none more so than those of us who chose to cook our meals rather than eat out.  
  
  It's called personal choice.  Exercise common sense and just a tad of frugality and there's no reason for a trip to cost 6000$ a month I don't care where you're traveling too.