City comparison
North Lauderdale, FL is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,500 miles, or about 41 hours (about 4 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 North Lauderdale, FL to Phoenix, AZ takes about 3 h 56 min, covering roughly 2,000 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.
North Lauderdale, FL is on Eastern Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in North Lauderdale, it's 10 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts North Lauderdale 2 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.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 44,635 in North Lauderdale — about 36.1× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 4.6 sq mi for North Lauderdale.
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 | North Lauderdale | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,839/mo | $1,322/mo | 39.1% higher in North Lauderdale |
| Median home value | $234,300 | $340,200 | 45.2% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $60,168 | $72,092 | 19.8% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 103.1 | 95.8 | 7.6% higher in North Lauderdale |
| Utilities index | 97.0 | 96.2 | 0.9% higher in North Lauderdale |
| Transportation index | 108.3 | 104.1 | 4.1% higher in North Lauderdale |
| Healthcare index | 107.8 | 104.0 | 3.6% higher in North Lauderdale |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in North Lauderdale, you'd need $86,211 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.8% cheaper overall than North Lauderdale, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% higher in North Lauderdale than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in North Lauderdale, you'd need about $68,969 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.