City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 325 miles (550 km) from Pomona, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 400 miles, or about 6 h 45 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 Pomona, CA takes about 39 min, covering roughly 325 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 Pomona, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Pomona, 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 149,831 in Pomona — about 10.7× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 23 sq mi for Pomona.
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 | Pomona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,631/mo | 23.4% higher in Pomona |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $524,700 | 54.2% higher in Pomona |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $73,515 | 2.0% higher in Pomona |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 105.3 | 9.9% higher in Pomona |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 153.5 | 59.6% higher in Pomona |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 103.7 | ≈ equal (Phoenix slightly higher) |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 103.7 | ≈ equal (Phoenix 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 $121,022 in Pomona to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 17.4% cheaper overall than Pomona, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 32% higher in Pomona than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $96,818 in Pomona to keep the same standard of living.