City comparison
Chicago, IL is about 1,500 miles (2,400 km) from Goodyear, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,800 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 Chicago, IL to Goodyear, AZ takes about 2 h 56 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.
Chicago, IL is on Central Time and Goodyear, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Chicago, it's 11 a.m. in Goodyear, which puts Chicago 1 hours ahead.
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.
Chicago has a population of 2,721,914, vs 97,542 in Goodyear — about 27.9× larger by population. By land area, Chicago covers about 230 sq mi vs 190 sq mi for Goodyear.
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 | Chicago | Goodyear | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,314/mo | $1,711/mo | 30.2% higher in Goodyear |
| Median home value | $304,500 | $396,100 | 30.1% higher in Goodyear |
| Median household income | $71,673 | $97,307 | 35.8% higher in Goodyear |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 95.8 | 11.0% higher in Chicago |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 96.2 | 14.0% higher in Goodyear |
| Transportation index | 100.3 | 104.1 | 3.7% higher in Goodyear |
| Healthcare index | 100.2 | 104.0 | 3.8% higher in Goodyear |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Chicago, you'd need $105,033 in Goodyear to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Chicago, IL is about 4.8% cheaper overall than Goodyear, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 10% higher in Goodyear than in Chicago. If you earn $80,000 in Chicago, you'd need about $84,026 in Goodyear to keep the same standard of living.