City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Houston | Sioux Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,235/mo | $965/mo | 28.0% higher in A |
| Median home value | $235,000 | $250,000 | 6.0% lower in A |
| Median household income | $60,440 | $71,785 | 15.8% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 97.7 | 99.3 | 1.5% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 106.5 | 85.2 | 24.9% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 97.3 | 86.7 | 12.2% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 90.9 | 85.4 | 6.5% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Houston, you'd need $86,124 in Sioux Falls to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sioux Falls, SD is about 13.9% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% lower in Sioux Falls than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Houston, you'd need about $68,899 in Sioux Falls to keep the same standard of living.