Food
in Alaska
is expensiveeeeee.
I heard this claim so many times, that when I got to Alaska, one of the places I wanted to visit the most was an ordinary grocery store to see the sticker shock. Items were definitely marked up here and there, $6 for one of two options for milk. $9 for basically any condiment.
Still, I was anticipating a bit worse. I imagine I might’ve seen it if I started shopping in a more rural part of the state, rather than just outside Anchorage.
Among other things, I ended up taking home a very large slab of salmon for about $45, the salmon being large enough to feed four adults. And it was the richest, tastiest salmon I’ve eve had.