Alaska Natives in rural villages are paying up to $5 a gallon for gas, more than twice as much in Anchorage and other parts of the nation.

"Might as well raise a dog team," a business owner told The Anchorage Daily News.

The average cost of gas nationwide is $2.02 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy. The price is higher in rural Alaska due, in part, to the cost of transporting gas.

Since village residents also use gas for boats, snowmobiles, power, heating and other purposes, the high cost is hurting them even more.

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Gas prices hit $5 a gallon in Bush, $2 in Anchorage (The Anchorage Daily News 5/19)