City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 350 miles (550 km) from Pico Rivera, CA 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 Phoenix, AZ to Pico Rivera, CA takes about 41 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.
Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time and Pico Rivera, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Pico Rivera, which puts Phoenix 1 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 61,561 in Pico Rivera — about 26.1× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 8.3 sq mi for Pico Rivera.
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 | Phoenix | Pico Rivera | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,702/mo | 28.7% higher in Pico Rivera |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $596,500 | 75.3% higher in Pico Rivera |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $82,539 | 14.5% higher in Pico Rivera |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 106.4 | 11.0% higher in Pico Rivera |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 155.6 | 61.7% higher in Pico Rivera |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 104.4 | ≈ equal (Pico Rivera slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 104.3 | ≈ equal (Pico Rivera 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 Phoenix, you'd need $125,110 in Pico Rivera to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 20.1% cheaper overall than Pico Rivera, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 40% higher in Pico Rivera than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $100,088 in Pico Rivera to keep the same standard of living.