City comparison
Perth Amboy, NJ is about 2,100 miles (3,400 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,700 miles, or about 44 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 Perth Amboy, NJ to Phoenix, AZ takes about 4 h 15 min, covering roughly 2,100 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.
Perth Amboy, NJ is on Eastern Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Perth Amboy, it's 10 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Perth Amboy 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 55,226 in Perth Amboy — about 29.1× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 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 | Perth Amboy | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,562/mo | $1,322/mo | 18.2% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Median home value | $327,700 | $340,200 | 3.8% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $56,239 | $72,092 | 28.2% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 109.4 | 95.8 | 14.2% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Utilities index | 124.5 | 96.2 | 29.5% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Transportation index | 105.0 | 104.1 | 0.8% higher in Perth Amboy |
| Healthcare index | 105.7 | 104.0 | 1.6% higher in Perth Amboy |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Perth Amboy, you'd need $86,852 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.1% cheaper overall than Perth Amboy, NJ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% higher in Perth Amboy than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Perth Amboy, you'd need about $69,482 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.