Cost to Register a Car After Moving to Alaska
Moving to Alaskameans re-titling and re-registering your vehicle as a new resident. Here's what that actually costs, computed from the state's current fee schedule.
One-time costs when you arrive
- Title fee$15.00
- One-time total$15.00
Your ongoing annual cost
For a typical three-year-old gas vehicle, expect about $50.00 per year. Alaska registers passenger vehicles for $100 per two-year cycle ($50 per year shown here), with boroughs adding a flat motor vehicle registration tax that varies by community and vehicle age (Anchorage: $150 down to $70 per two years) in place of local property tax. There is no statewide vehicle value tax and no EV fee.
Before you budget
- Motorcycles are billed $60 per 2-year cycle ($30/yr shown).
Estimate your exact Alaska cost
Your vehicle
- Registration fee$100.00
- Title fee$15.00
Estimate only — actual fees are set by your state and county at the time of registration. Data last reviewed 2026-07-16. This state's full local formula is not yet implemented; see the notes below the calculator.
All figures computed from official fee schedules — sources: https://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/ — last reviewed 2026-07-16.