According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Salt Lake City has an overall cost of living index of 105 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Utah, Salt Lake City has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Utah's index of 101.
The standard of living in Salt Lake City ranks as #3,677 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Utah. By definition, that implies Salt Lake City ranks as the #2,741 most expensive place in the Beehive State.
Living Expense | Salt Lake City | Utah | National Average | |
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Overall | 105 | 101 | 100 | |
Services | 102 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 99 | 90 | 100 | |
Housing | 120 | 115 | 100 | |
Transportation | 114 | 108 | 100 | |
Utilities | 91 | 95 | 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 | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States |
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Median Home Value | $346,100 | $305,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,050 | $1,090 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $63,156 | $74,197 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.5x | 4.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Salt Lake City | Utah |
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Shampoo | $1.03 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.88 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.37 | $14.67 |
Item | Salt Lake City | Utah |
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Ground Beef | $4.06 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.81 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.73 | $2.05 |
Item | Salt Lake City | Utah |
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Haircut | $22.28 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $34.97 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.19 | $2.34 |
Item | Salt Lake City | Utah |
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Potatoes | $2.47 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.32 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.08 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $89.78 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $107.49 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $101.65 | $99.13 |
Item | Salt Lake City | Utah |
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Gasoline | $2.44 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $59.61 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $134.97 | $167.67 |
Phone | $187.8 | $175.64 |