City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 650 miles (1,000 km) from San Leandro, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 800 miles, or about 13 hours 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 San Leandro, CA takes about 1 h 16 min, covering roughly 650 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 San Leandro, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in San Leandro, 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 89,723 in San Leandro — about 17.9× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 13 sq mi for San Leandro.
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 | San Leandro | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,997/mo | 51.1% higher in San Leandro |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $772,700 | 127.1% higher in San Leandro |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $97,141 | 34.7% higher in San Leandro |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 108.1 | 12.8% higher in San Leandro |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 168.3 | 75.0% higher in San Leandro |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 106.1 | 1.9% higher in San Leandro |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 106.0 | 1.9% higher in San Leandro |
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 $136,344 in San Leandro to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 26.7% cheaper overall than San Leandro, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 60% higher in San Leandro than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $109,076 in San Leandro to keep the same standard of living.