City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from Sunrise, FL 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 Phoenix, AZ to Sunrise, FL 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.
Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time and Sunrise, FL is on Eastern Time — a 2-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 2 p.m. in Sunrise, which puts Phoenix 2 hours behind.
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 96,510 in Sunrise — about 16.7× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Sunrise.
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 | Sunrise | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,846/mo | 39.6% higher in Sunrise |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $296,100 | 14.9% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $66,001 | 9.2% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 103.1 | 7.6% higher in Sunrise |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 97.0 | 0.9% higher in Sunrise |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 108.3 | 4.1% higher in Sunrise |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 107.8 | 3.6% higher in Sunrise |
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 $116,013 in Sunrise to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 13.8% cheaper overall than Sunrise, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% higher in Sunrise than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $92,810 in Sunrise to keep the same standard of living.