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 | New York | Rapid City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $975/mo | 75.8% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $244,500 | 199.4% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $62,784 | 22.0% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 108.1 | 95.7 | 13.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 133.1 | 82.9 | 60.6% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 104.3 | 93.4 | 11.7% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 104.1 | 94.0 | 10.7% 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 New York, you'd need $67,957 in Rapid City to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Rapid City, SD is about 32% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 49% lower in Rapid City than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $54,365 in Rapid City to keep the same standard of living.