I hope the cost of living is dirt cheep.
I think one of the posts above said it is most certainly not. I find that easy to believe, too. Islands have a disadvantage in that everything they can't grow or make has to be shipped in at no small expense. It's like how eggs used to be $1 each in Alaska. Now they have a Wal-Mart, though.
Wal Mart did not help, especially if you did not live in Anchorage or Fairbanks. Alaska was very expensive...milk was over $6/gallon, bag of potato chips was $6, 12 pack of soda was 10-12 dollars. Anything that had weight or took up bulk space (potato chips) was outrageous...fresh fruits and veggies were next to impossible to acquire. Still, all in all was good times and I look forward to going back.