City comparison
Austin, TX is about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from Perth Amboy, NJ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,900 miles, or about 31 hours (about 3 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Austin, TX to Perth Amboy, NJ takes about 2 h 59 min, covering roughly 1,500 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Austin, TX is on Central Time and Perth Amboy, NJ is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Austin, it's 1 p.m. in Perth Amboy, which puts Austin 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Austin has a population of 958,202, vs 55,226 in Perth Amboy — about 17.4× larger by population. By land area, Austin covers about 325 sq mi vs 4.7 sq mi for Perth Amboy.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
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 | Austin | Perth Amboy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,549/mo | $1,562/mo | 0.8% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Median home value | $461,500 | $327,700 | 40.8% higher in Austin |
| Median household income | $86,556 | $56,239 | 53.9% higher in Austin |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 109.4 | 16.2% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Utilities index | 83.2 | 124.5 | 49.7% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Transportation index | 96.6 | 105.0 | 8.6% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Healthcare index | 96.1 | 105.7 | 10.0% higher in Perth Amboy |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Austin, you'd need $119,006 in Perth Amboy to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Austin, TX is about 16% cheaper overall than Perth Amboy, NJ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 21% higher in Perth Amboy than in Austin. If you earn $80,000 in Austin, you'd need about $95,205 in Perth Amboy to keep the same standard of living.