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Cost of living in Juneau

One person can expect roughly $2,120 a month in Juneau, before flights and one-off setup costs.

one person, monthly

$2,120

What that actually covers.

Monthly cost components for Juneau
ItemUSD / month
Rent, one bedroomverified

From a named local source.

$1,257
Food and groceries$410
Utilities$0
Mobile data$50
Local transport$90
Coworking

30/day × 4 days/mo regional estimate

$120
Buffer

Headroom for everything not itemised above.

$193
Total$2,120

Rent verified against a named source; the rest are modelled components.

What this figure leaves out

Flights, visa fees, health insurance, a rental deposit (often one to three months up front), agency fees, furniture, and the first-month overlap where you pay for a short stay and a lease at the same time. Budget for those separately; they are a one-off cash need, not a monthly cost.

where these numbers come from

  • · Rent: national statistics offices and published rent indices where a source exists for the city, otherwise a country baseline.
  • · Everyday costs: published operator and transit tariffs, plus regional baselines where no city figure exists.
  • · Currency conversion: European Central Bank daily reference rates.

Last reviewed 2026-05-27. Full method, licences and the list of sources we rejected are on the methodology page.