Cost of living comparison
Washington is 59.0% more expensive than Salt Lake City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.1% more in Washington
- Groceries
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pay 26.7% more in Washington
- Transportation
-
pay 17.5% more in Washington
- Housing
-
pay 26.5% more in Washington
- Childcare
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pay 3.3 times more in Washington
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 63.9% more in Washington
- Clothing
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pay 20.6% more in Washington
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Washington are more expensive than in Salt Lake City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Washington.
If you lived in Washington instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
|
$7.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$4.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$3.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$6.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
|
$3.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.00
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,050.00
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$66.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,664.75
|
$2,582.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,361.67
|
$2,028.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.40
|
$146.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.33
|
$2,273.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,400.00
|
$38,250.00
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$11.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.75
|
$106.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$17.18
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Salt Lake City
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.55
|
$74.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$50.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$105.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.12
|
$178.48
|
|
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