December 2001 Alaska Food Cost Survey. Cooperative Extension Service, University of Alaska Fairbanks
| Anchorage | Bethel | Cordova | Delta | Dillingham | Fairbanks | Greater Copper River Valley | Haines | Homer | Juneau | Kenai-Soldotna | Ketchikan | Kodiak | Matanuska-Susitna | Nome | Seward | Sitka | Tok | Valdez | Portland, OR | US Average | ||
| 1 | Sales Tax | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Percent of Food Unavailable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | Child, 1 year | 15.10 | 27.76 | 25.87 | 19.25 | 28.25 | 14.96 | 20.28 | 21.23 | 21.29 | 17.37 | 17.91 | 16.28 | 22.44 | 19.02 | 25.35 | 18.24 | 18.61 | 20.15 | 17.67 | 13.04 | |
| 4 | Child, 2 years | 15.10 | 27.76 | 25.87 | 19.25 | 28.25 | 14.96 | 20.28 | 21.23 | 21.29 | 17.37 | 17.91 | 16.28 | 22.44 | 19.02 | 25.35 | 18.24 | 18.61 | 20.15 | 17.67 | 13.04 | |
| 5 | Child, 3-5 years | 16.57 | 30.47 | 28.39 | 21.13 | 31.01 | 16.42 | 22.26 | 23.31 | 23.38 | 19.07 | 19.66 | 17.87 | 24.64 | 20.88 | 27.83 | 20.03 | 20.43 | 22.11 | 19.40 | 14.31 | |
| 6 | Child, 6-8 years | 22.01 | 40.47 | 37.71 | 28.07 | 41.18 | 21.81 | 29.57 | 30.95 | 31.05 | 25.32 | 26.11 | 23.74 | 32.72 | 27.73 | 36.96 | 26.60 | 27.14 | 29.37 | 25.76 | 19.01 | |
| 7 | Child, 9-11 years | 24.98 | 45.93 | 42.80 | 31.85 | 46.74 | 24.75 | 33.56 | 35.13 | 35.23 | 28.74 | 29.63 | 26.94 | 37.14 | 31.47 | 41.94 | 30.18 | 30.80 | 33.33 | 29.23 | 21.58 | |
| 8 | Males, 12-14 years | 28.25 | 51.95 | 48.41 | 36.03 | 52.87 | 27.99 | 37.96 | 39.74 | 39.86 | 32.51 | 33.51 | 30.47 | 42.01 | 35.60 | 47.45 | 34.14 | 34.83 | 37.70 | 33.07 | 24.41 | |
| 9 | Males, 15-19 years | 29.14 | 53.59 | 49.94 | 37.17 | 54.54 | 28.88 | 39.16 | 40.99 | 41.11 | 33.53 | 34.57 | 31.43 | 43.33 | 36.73 | 48.94 | 35.22 | 35.93 | 38.89 | 34.11 | 25.18 | |
| 10 | Males, 20-50 years | 28.99 | 53.31 | 49.67 | 36.97 | 54.25 | 28.72 | 38.95 | 40.77 | 40.90 | 33.36 | 34.39 | 31.27 | 43.10 | 36.53 | 48.68 | 35.03 | 35.74 | 38.69 | 33.93 | 25.04 | |
| 11 | Males, 51 years and over | 27.58 | 50.72 | 47.26 | 35.18 | 51.62 | 27.33 | 37.06 | 38.79 | 38.91 | 31.74 | 32.72 | 29.75 | 41.01 | 34.76 | 46.32 | 33.33 | 34.01 | 36.81 | 32.29 | 23.83 | |
| 12 | Females, 12-19 years | 24.38 | 44.82 | 41.77 | 31.09 | 45.61 | 24.15 | 32.75 | 34.28 | 34.39 | 28.05 | 28.91 | 26.29 | 36.24 | 30.72 | 40.94 | 29.46 | 30.05 | 32.53 | 28.53 | 21.06 | |
| 13 | Females, 20-50 years | 25.27 | 46.46 | 43.30 | 32.22 | 47.28 | 25.04 | 33.95 | 35.54 | 35.64 | 29.07 | 29.97 | 27.25 | 37.57 | 31.84 | 42.43 | 30.54 | 31.15 | 33.72 | 29.57 | 21.83 | |
| 14 | Females, 51 years and over | 24.68 | 45.39 | 42.30 | 31.48 | 46.19 | 24.46 | 33.17 | 34.72 | 34.82 | 28.40 | 29.28 | 26.62 | 36.70 | 31.11 | 41.45 | 29.83 | 30.44 | 32.94 | 28.89 | 21.32 | |
| 15 | Family of 2 (20-50 years) | 59.68 | 109.74 | 102.26 | 76.11 | 111.67 | 59.13 | 80.18 | 83.93 | 84.19 | 68.67 | 70.79 | 64.36 | 88.73 | 75.20 | 100.22 | 72.12 | 73.58 | 79.64 | 69.85 | 51.55 | |
| 16 | Family of 2 (51 & older) | 57.50 | 105.73 | 98.53 | 73.33 | 107.60 | 56.97 | 77.26 | 80.87 | 81.11 | 66.16 | 68.20 | 62.01 | 85.49 | 72.46 | 96.56 | 69.49 | 70.90 | 76.73 | 67.30 | 49.67 | |
| 17 | Family of 4, children 1-5 years | 85.92 | 158.00 | 147.23 | 109.58 | 160.79 | 85.13 | 115.45 | 120.85 | 121.21 | 98.86 | 101.92 | 92.67 | 127.75 | 108.28 | 144.30 | 103.84 | 105.94 | 114.67 | 100.57 | 74.23 | |
| 18 | Family of 4, children 6-11 years | 101.24 | 186.17 | 173.48 | 129.11 | 189.45 | 100.31 | 136.03 | 142.39 | 142.82 | 116.49 | 120.09 | 109.19 | 150.53 | 127.58 | 170.02 | 122.35 | 124.83 | 135.11 | 118.50 | 87.46 | |
| % Change From: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Anchorage, December 2001 | 0 | 84 | 71 | 28 | 87 | -1 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 17 | -14 | 0 |
| 20 | Anchorage, September 2001 | -5 | 70 | 55 | 16 | 73 | -3 | 21 | 35 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 66 | 28 | 16 | 33 | 14 | -16 | 0 |
| 21 | Anchorage, December 2000 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 23 | 84 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 39 | 12 | -19 | 3 | |
| 22 | Anchorage, December 1999 | 3 | 61 | 41 | 15 | 72 | -2 | 25 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 61 | 14 | 41 | 15 | -22 | 6 | ||
| 23 | Anchorage, December 1998 | 4 | 55 | 48 | 22 | 71 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 52 | 13 | 32 | 16 | -23 | 8 | ||
| 24 | Electricity, 1000 kwh (bold denotes communities receiving PCE) | 112.38 | 231.59 | 191.76 | 96.62 | 180.98 | 96.62 | 181.40 | 183.65 | 122.62 | 104.85 | 122.05 | 93.50 | 156.21 | 119.60 | 177.78 | 134.61 | 91.35 | 190.38 | 163.80 | 82.29 | |
| 25 | Heating oil, 55 gal | 61.88 | 124.19 | 121.00 | 72.55 | 122.65 | 72.05 | 86.08 | 78.10 | 57.75 | 81.40 | 65.45 | 80.30 | 114.95 | 67.10 | 83.05 | 74.25 | 83.60 | 104.50 | |||
| 26 | Gas, 55 gal, unleaded auto | 77.55 | 155.05 | 119.90 | 92.90 | 138.55 | 79.70 | 96.02 | 94.60 | 85.75 | 84.65 | 80.12 | 88.50 | 86.85 | 82.45 | 123.20 | 91.85 | 94.92 | 92.35 | 94.55 | 65.95 | |
| 27 | Lumber, 2X4X8' | 3.04 | 5.57 | 4.28 | 3.68 | 5.04 | 3.60 | 3.39 | 2.75 | 2.87 | 2.81 | 3.13 | 2.10 | 2.89 | 5.71 | 2.84 | 2.22 | 3.84 | 3.59 | 2.58 | ||
| 28 | Propane, 100 lb refill | 44.52 | 126.50 | 57.54 | 44.13 | 106.09 | 43.90 | 50.03 | 65.09 | 39.65 | 61.20 | 43.42 | 43.79 | 36.80 | 103.58 | 48.38 | 55.45 | 37.76 | 47.20 | 41.30 |