Rural Alaska suffers from extremely high prices for food and consumer goods compared to the rest of the country, due to the relatively limited transportation infrastructure.
ɹˈʊɹɹəl ɐlˈæskə sˈʌfɚz fɹʌm ɛkstɹˈiːmli hˈaɪ pɹˈaɪsᵻz fɔːɹ fˈuːd ænd kənsˈuːmɚ ɡˈʊdz kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi, dˈuː tə ðə ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli lˈɪmɪɾᵻd tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚ.