Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Utah
Sandy is a Salt Lake Valley suburb and family market in Utah, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Utah
Salt Lake City is the Wasatch Front jobs and housing market in Utah, promoted in source-ready batch 04 for comparisons around housing, wages, transit, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Sandy has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Salt Lake City has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Salt Lake City minus Sandy.
| Metric | Sandy | Salt Lake City | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,654 | $1,632 | -$22 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $672,082 | $580,126 | -$91,956 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $186/mo | $174/mo | -$12/mo | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 104 | 101 | -3 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $68,400 | $86,640 | +$18,240 | Sandy | Sandy has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 77/100 | 76/100 | -1 | Sandy | Sandy has the higher move score. |