According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Kalifornsky has an overall cost of living index of 121 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Alaska, Kalifornsky has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Alaska's index of 127.
The standard of living in Kalifornsky ranks as #4,859 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Alaska. By definition, that implies Kalifornsky ranks as the #1,560 most expensive place in the Last Frontier.
Living Expense | Kalifornsky | Alaska | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 121 | 127 | 100 | |
Services | 116 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 131 | 134 | 100 | |
Health | 150 | 150 | 100 | |
Housing | 128 | 136 | 100 | |
Transportation | 110 | 121 | 100 | |
Utilities | 128 | 150 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Alaska, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Kalifornsky | Alaska | United States |
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Median Home Value | $241,000 | $275,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,371 | $1,240 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $86,429 | $77,790 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.8x | 3.5x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | Kalifornsky | Alaska |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $1.05 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.27 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.03 | $14.67 |
Item | Kalifornsky | Alaska |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $5.43 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.71 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.73 | $2.05 |
Item | Kalifornsky | Alaska |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $23.5 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $54.87 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.15 | $2.34 |
Item | Kalifornsky | Alaska |
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Potatoes | $4.46 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.8 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.49 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $219.89 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $206.08 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $147.12 | $99.13 |
Item | Kalifornsky | Alaska |
---|---|---|
Gasoline | $2.59 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $48.67 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $247.3 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.26 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Kalifornsky |
---|---|---|---|
Kenai, AK | 7,799 | 118 | 1.0x |
Sterling, AK | 5,150 | 124 | 1.0x |