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Utahns spend less on household expenses than most Americans, study says

The web and mobile bill-pay service analyzed what Americans are paying in the 25 largest metro areas — and it included Provo and Orem as part of Salt Lake City. According to doxo’s analysis, the average American household pay $984 a month for the nine “most common” bills (excluding rent or mortgage payments); the average Salt Lake household pays $923.

That’s 17% of the average monthly household income for locals — $5,537. And that puts Utah tied for 19th on the list, with Miami the most expensive and Charlotte, N.C., the least expensive.

(According to doxo, it analyzed “aggregate payment statistics to more than 45,000 billers across 45 different service categories from over 2.