Cost Of Living in Moab, 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	Moab	Utah	National
Cost of living	106	104	100
Goods & Services	99	102	100
Groceries	104	99	100
Health care	109	91	100
Housing	118	114	100
Transportation	109	105	100
Utilities	90	95	100

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The cost of living in Moab is 1% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in Moab is 6% higher than the national average
Moab housing is 18% 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	$67,800	$5,650	$1,582	$2,034
Renters	$32,444	$2,704	$757	$973

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Moab, UT, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Moab homeowners, is $67,800. This would allow for a maximum of $1,582 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $32,444 which would result in a maximum of $757 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Moab	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.07	$24.26	11.6%
Beauty Salon	$38.50	$45.56	15.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.1%
Movie	$10.84	$12.13	10.6%
Bowling	$13.55	$18.00	24.7%

Groceries

Item	Moab	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.27	$5.84	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.9%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.16	$4.93	15.8%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$10.74	$10.41	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Moab	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.15	$125.68	13.9%
Doctor	$121.76	$135.78	10.3%
Dentist	$124.32	$113.29	9.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$505.02	$468.60	7.8%

Housing

Item	Moab	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$235,200.00	$184,700.00	27.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,179.59	$2,346.69	7.1%
Apartment Rent	$901.00	$949.00	5.1%

Transportation

Item	Moab	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.6%
Tire Balancing	$56.90	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Moab	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.81	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$193.95	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Spanish Valley, UT	472	122	22.4%
Castle Valley, UT	433	123	23.1%
Moab, UT	5,303	106	5.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Yosemite Lakes, CA	5,303	123	23.5%
Big Bear Lake, CA	5,302	132	32.2%
New Castle, DE	5,302	110	10.0%
Aberdeen, MS	5,302	76	23.8%
Boulder Creek, CA	5,305	165	65.0%
Moab, UT	5,303	106	5.7%

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 Moab, UT