City comparison
Montebello, CA is about 350 miles (550 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 425 miles, or about 7 h 15 min 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 Montebello, CA to Phoenix, AZ takes about 42 min, covering roughly 350 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.
Montebello, CA is on Pacific Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Montebello, it's 1 p.m. in Phoenix, which puts Montebello 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 62,056 in Montebello — about 25.9× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 8.3 sq mi for Montebello.
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 | Montebello | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,701/mo | $1,322/mo | 28.7% higher in Montebello |
| Median home value | $628,400 | $340,200 | 84.7% higher in Montebello |
| Median household income | $72,317 | $72,092 | 0.3% higher in Montebello |
| Groceries index | 106.4 | 95.8 | 11.0% higher in Montebello |
| Utilities index | 155.6 | 96.2 | 61.7% higher in Montebello |
| Transportation index | 104.4 | 104.1 | ≈ equal (Montebello slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.3 | 104.0 | ≈ equal (Montebello slightly higher) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Montebello, you'd need $79,929 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 20.1% cheaper overall than Montebello, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 40% higher in Montebello than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Montebello, you'd need about $63,943 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.