Cost Of Living in Amalga, UT

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Amalga	Utah	National
Cost of living	116	104	100
Goods & Services	101	102	100
Groceries	101	99	100
Health care	88	91	100
Housing	156	114	100
Transportation	100	105	100
Utilities	95	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Amalga is 11% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in Amalga is 16% higher than the national average
Amalga housing is 56% higher than the national average
Utah general sales tax is 20% higher than the national average
Utah state income tax is 87% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$87,361	$7,280	$2,038	$2,621
Renters	$70,852	$5,904	$1,653	$2,126

Utah Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Utah	6.1%	8.35%

Utah Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Utah	4.85%	4.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Amalga	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.35	$24.26	12.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.17	$45.56	14.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.6%
Movie	$11.20	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$16.97	$18.00	5.7%

Groceries

Item	Amalga	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	10.0%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$11.03	$10.41	5.9%

Health Care

Item	Amalga	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.53	$125.68	9.7%
Doctor	$125.51	$135.78	7.6%
Dentist	$77.37	$113.29	31.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.71	$10.65	0.5%
Lipitor	$532.80	$468.60	13.7%

Housing

Item	Amalga	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$269,600.00	$184,700.00	46.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,471.79	$2,346.69	5.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,705.00	$949.00	79.7%

Transportation

Item	Amalga	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$58.77	$59.92	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Amalga	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.12	$193.99	9.2%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cache, UT	120	99	0.8%
Franklin, ID	706	95	5.2%
Garland, UT	2,554	97	3.2%
Cornish, UT	211	98	2.3%
Trenton, UT	556	99	0.6%
Amalga, UT	520	116	16.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Keams Canyon, AZ	520	88	11.6%
Jay, FL	520	86	13.8%
Seabrook, MA	520	153	52.6%
Cement City, MI	520	82	17.8%
Green City, MO	520	80	20.3%
Amalga, UT	520	116	16.2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Amalga, UT