City comparison
Las Vegas, NV is about 2,400 miles (3,800 km) from New Bedford, MA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 3,000 miles, or about 50 hours (about 5 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 Las Vegas, NV to New Bedford, MA takes about 4 h 46 min, covering roughly 2,400 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.
Las Vegas, NV is on Pacific Time and New Bedford, MA is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Las Vegas, it's 3 p.m. in New Bedford, which puts Las Vegas 3 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.
Las Vegas has a population of 644,835, vs 100,620 in New Bedford — about 6.4× larger by population. By land area, Las Vegas covers about 140 sq mi vs 20 sq mi for New Bedford.
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 | Las Vegas | New Bedford | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,356/mo | $1,026/mo | 32.2% higher in Las Vegas |
| Median home value | $365,300 | $291,300 | 25.4% higher in Las Vegas |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $54,604 | 21.5% higher in Las Vegas |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 97.5 | ≈ equal (New Bedford slightly higher) |
| Utilities index | 93.8 | 144.3 | 54.0% higher in New Bedford |
| Transportation index | 99.3 | 101.7 | 2.4% higher in New Bedford |
| Healthcare index | 99.2 | 102.5 | 3.3% higher in New Bedford |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Las Vegas, you'd need $100,000 in New Bedford to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Las Vegas and New Bedford have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 13% higher in Las Vegas than in New Bedford. If you earn $80,000 in Las Vegas, you'd need about $80,000 in New Bedford to keep the same standard of living.