Moving from Provo to Salt Lake City
Provo to Salt Lake City: $802 more leftover
$2,560/mo leftover in Salt Lake City vs $1,758 in Provo after tax and rent ($802 more). +$9,624 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Provo leftover
$1,758
a month after tax and rent
Salt Lake City leftover
$2,560
+$802 vs Provo
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 4,860 households moved Provo → Salt Lake City (about 8,253 people, average AGI $72,056). 5,957 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Provo | Salt Lake City |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $4,948 | $5,780 |
| Rent | $1,303 | $1,265 |
| All other costs | $1,887 | $1,955 |
| Left over | $1,758 | $2,560 |
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 Provo and Salt Lake City 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.
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What the move itself costs
About 69 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$3,000
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$2,000
- Rent a truck
- $350–$700
Dig into Salt Lake City
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Salt Lake City than Provo?
A one-bedroom is about $1,303 in Provo versus $1,265 in Salt Lake City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $802 a month higher in Salt Lake City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Salt Lake City have state income tax?
Salt Lake City is in Utah, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Provo to Salt Lake City?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Provo → Salt Lake City move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.