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 | Rapid City | Sioux Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $975/mo | $965/mo | 1.0% higher in A |
| Median home value | $244,500 | $250,000 | 2.2% lower in A |
| Median household income | $62,784 | $71,785 | 12.5% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 95.7 | 95.7 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 82.9 | 84.0 | 1.3% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 93.4 | 93.4 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 94.0 | 94.1 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Rapid City, you'd need $101,772 in Sioux Falls to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Rapid City, SD is about 1.7% cheaper overall than Sioux Falls, SD, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 4% lower in Rapid City than in Sioux Falls. If you earn $80,000 in Rapid City, you'd need about $81,418 in Sioux Falls to keep the same standard of living.