Moving from Salt Lake City to Provo
Salt Lake City to Provo: $800 less leftover
$1,751/mo leftover in Provo vs $2,551 in Salt Lake City after tax and rent ($800 less). −$9,600 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Salt Lake City leftover
$2,551
a month after tax and rent
Provo leftover
$1,751
−$800 vs Salt Lake City
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, 5,957 households moved Salt Lake City → Provo (about 11,758 people, average AGI $73,667). 4,860 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Salt Lake City | Provo |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,771 | $4,941 |
| Rent | $1,265 | $1,303 |
| All other costs | $1,955 | $1,887 |
| Left over | $2,551 | $1,751 |
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 Provo 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
Other moves from Salt Lake City
Dig into Provo
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 Provo than Salt Lake City?
A one-bedroom is about $1,265 in Salt Lake City versus $1,303 in Provo. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $800 a month lower in Provo. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Provo have state income tax?
Provo is in Utah, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Salt Lake City to Provo?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Salt Lake City → Provo move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.