Cost Of Living in Kamas, 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	Kamas	Utah	National
Cost of living	121	104	100
Goods & Services	106	102	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	161	114	100
Transportation	110	105	100
Utilities	94	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Kamas is 16% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in Kamas is 21% higher than the national average
Kamas housing is 61% 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	$73,068	$6,089	$1,705	$2,192
Renters	$52,813	$4,401	$1,232	$1,585

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	Kamas	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.87	$24.26	14.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.33	$45.56	10.5%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$9.94	$12.13	18.1%
Bowling	$19.80	$18.00	10.0%

Groceries

Item	Kamas	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.57	4.2%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$4.60	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$11.69	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$10.59	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Kamas	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.19	$125.68	0.4%
Doctor	$117.14	$135.78	13.7%
Dentist	$85.13	$113.29	24.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.3%
Lipitor	$528.57	$468.60	12.8%

Housing

Item	Kamas	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$335,900.00	$184,700.00	81.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,117.82	$2,346.69	32.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,071.00	$949.00	12.9%

Transportation

Item	Kamas	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.75	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$57.07	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Kamas	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$198.43	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$192.11	$192.25	0.1%

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.
Samak, UT	98	100	0.1%
Peoa, UT	183	121	21.4%
Heber, UT	16,362	123	22.9%
Francis, UT	1,364	124	23.9%
Wanship, UT	481	130	29.8%
Kamas, UT	2,591	121	20.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cross City, FL	2,591	81	18.9%
Carrollton, IL	2,590	84	16.3%
Wales, WI	2,592	118	17.7%
Greater Madawaska, ON	2,592	n/a
Pleasant Ridge, MI	2,589	125	25.5%
Kamas, UT	2,591	121	20.6%

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 Kamas, UT