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Idaho Falls vs Logan

$238/mo less in Logan

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Idaho FallsLoganAbout 124 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Logan costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 234 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,811/mo in Logan. $2,049/mo in Idaho Falls. −$2,856 a year.

Idaho Falls

$2,049

left each month

Logan

$1,811

−$238 vs Idaho Falls

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Logan wins 1 of 4Idaho Falls 3 · ties 0
$4,998Take-home · Idaho Falls$4,788
$984Rent · Idaho Falls$1,067
$1,965Other bills · Logan$1,910
$2,049Left over · Idaho Falls$1,811

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In 2022-2023, 57 households moved Idaho Falls → Logan (avg AGI $24,544). 44 went the other way. The whole move →

−$238 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthIdaho FallsLogan
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Idaho Falls, ID and Logan, UT
Per monthIdaho FallsLoganDifference
Gross pay$6,542$6,214−$327
Income and payroll tax$1,544$1,426−$118
Take-home pay$4,998$4,788−$210
Rent$984$1,067+$83
Getting around$563$505−$58
Groceries$387$388+$1
Healthcare$435$436+$1
Utilities$242$242$0
Everything else$338$339+$1
Left over$2,049$1,811−$238

Salary to match Idaho Falls

$79,000

Gross pay in Logan that leaves the same amount as $78,500 in Idaho Falls.

Tax difference

+$246

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.6% in Idaho Falls, 23.0% in Logan.

More about Logan

Idaho Falls, ID in full

A flat 5.7% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,172 and 220 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Logan, UT in full

A flat 4.55% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,270 and 234 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Logan than Idaho Falls?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Logan leaves about $238 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $984 in Idaho Falls and $1,067 in Logan.

Does Logan have state income tax?

Logan is in Utah, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Idaho Falls to Logan?

The paycheck is taxed in Utah. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Idaho Falls and Logan changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.