Presumably, a higher proportion of Salt Lake residents have runny noses in the winter than do residents of balmy St. George. That makes it only fair that they'll pay less for Kleenex tissue than their St. George counterparts.
KLEENEX-FACIAL TISSUE (175-count box)
Kodiak, Alaska..........$1.96*
ST. GEORGE...............1.23
Buffalo..................1.19
Phoenix..................1.17
Boise....................1.04
SALT LAKE CITY.............98
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Denver.....................97
Hastings, Neb..............82*
*Highest, lowest in nation
SOURCE: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2nd quarter, 1994