According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Cedar City has an overall cost of living index of 93 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Utah, Cedar City has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Utah's index of 103.
The standard of living in Cedar City ranks as #2,224 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Utah. By definition, that implies Cedar City ranks as the #4,182 most expensive place in the Beehive State.
Living Expense | Cedar City | Utah | National Average | |
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Overall | 93 | 103 | 100 | |
Services | 88 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 96 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 85 | 93 | 100 | |
Housing | 89 | 114 | 100 | |
Transportation | 110 | 104 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Utah, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Cedar City | Utah | United States |
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Median Home Value | $215,900 | $279,100 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $794 | $1,037 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $48,346 | $71,621 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 4.5x | 3.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | Cedar City | Utah |
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Shampoo | $0.89 | $1.01 |
Movie | $10.45 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $10.0 | $13.86 |
Item | Cedar City | Utah |
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Ground Beef | $3.39 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $1.07 | $1.4 |
Milk | $1.49 | $1.96 |
Item | Cedar City | Utah |
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Haircut | $16.0 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $23.33 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $2.05 | $2.32 |
Item | Cedar City | Utah |
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Potatoes | $3.78 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 |
Beer | $9.24 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $82.25 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $88.0 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $75.5 | $98.38 |
Item | Cedar City | Utah |
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Gasoline | $3.06 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $48.6 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $163.99 | $167.6 |
Phone | $183.15 | $163.42 |