Salt Lake City vs St. George leftover
Moving to St. George costs you $900 a month
$1,651/mo leftover in St. George vs $2,551 in Salt Lake City after tax and rent ($900 less). −$10,800 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Salt Lake City leftover
$2,551
a month after tax and rent
St. George leftover
$1,651
−$900 vs Salt Lake City
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Monthly gap
Salt Lake City → St. George
$900
less / month in Salt Lake City
$1,651 in St. George · $2,551 in Salt Lake City · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 865 households moved Salt Lake City → St. George (avg AGI $89,566). 583 went the other way. The whole move →
−$900 / mo
| Per month | Salt Lake City | St. George | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,708 | $6,494 | −$1,215 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,937 | $1,522 | −$415 |
| Take-home pay | $5,771 | $4,972 | −$799 |
| Rent | $1,265 | $1,375 | +$110 |
| Getting around | $519 | $541 | +$22 |
| Groceries | $396 | $388 | −$8 |
| Healthcare | $446 | $436 | −$10 |
| Utilities | $248 | $242 | −$6 |
| Everything else | $347 | $339 | −$8 |
| Left over | $2,551 | $1,651 | −$900 |
To break even in St. George, you'd need to earn
$94,500
Household gross, versus $92,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Salt Lake City does now.
The tax difference alone
+$663
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 25.1% in Salt Lake City, 23.4% in St. George.
More about St. George
Salt Lake City, UT in full
Four ski resorts inside an hour and a 23-minute average commute.
St. George, UT in full
A flat 4.55% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,637 and 262 sunny days; commutes average 19 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from St. George on St. George wages.
St. George → Salt Lake City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in St. George than Salt Lake City?
A one-bedroom is about $1,265 in Salt Lake City versus $1,375 in St. George. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $900 a month lower in St. George. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does St. George have state income tax?
St. George is in Utah, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Salt Lake City to St. George?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Utah tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Salt Lake City and St. George moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.