City comparison
Margate, FL is about 1,000 miles (1,700 km) from Perth Amboy, NJ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,300 miles, or about 22 hours (about 2 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 Margate, FL to Perth Amboy, NJ takes about 2 h 5 min, covering roughly 1,000 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.
Margate has a population of 58,396, vs 55,226 in Perth Amboy — about the same size. By land area, Margate covers about 8.8 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 | Margate | Perth Amboy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,513/mo | $1,562/mo | 3.2% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Median home value | $262,100 | $327,700 | 25.0% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Median household income | $56,324 | $56,239 | 0.2% higher in Margate |
| Groceries index | 103.1 | 109.4 | 6.1% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Utilities index | 97.0 | 124.5 | 28.4% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Transportation index | 108.3 | 105.0 | 3.2% higher in Margate |
| Healthcare index | 107.8 | 105.7 | 2.0% higher in Margate |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Margate, you'd need $100,040 in Perth Amboy to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Margate and Perth Amboy have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in Margate than in Perth Amboy. If you earn $80,000 in Margate, you'd need about $80,032 in Perth Amboy to keep the same standard of living.