City comparison
Boise City, ID is about 750 miles (1,200 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 900 miles, or about 15 hours 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 Boise City, ID to Phoenix, AZ takes about 1 h 27 min, covering roughly 750 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.
Boise City, ID is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Boise City, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Boise City 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 234,192 in Boise City — about 6.9× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 85 sq mi for Boise City.
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 | Boise City | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,223/mo | $1,322/mo | 8.1% higher in Phoenix |
| Median home value | $401,800 | $340,200 | 18.1% higher in Boise City |
| Median household income | $76,402 | $72,092 | 6.0% higher in Boise City |
| Groceries index | 96.9 | 95.8 | 1.1% higher in Boise City |
| Utilities index | 75.6 | 96.2 | 27.3% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 99.5 | 104.1 | 4.6% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 99.4 | 104.0 | 4.6% higher in Phoenix |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Boise City, you'd need $109,553 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Boise City, ID is about 8.7% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 14% higher in Phoenix than in Boise City. If you earn $80,000 in Boise City, you'd need about $87,642 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.