City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 325 miles (500 km) from Upland, 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 Upland, 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 Upland, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Upland, 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 78,847 in Upland — about 20.4× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 16 sq mi for Upland.
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 | Upland | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,841/mo | 39.3% higher in Upland |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $647,400 | 90.3% higher in Upland |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $93,994 | 30.4% higher in Upland |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 101.7 | 6.1% higher in Upland |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 146.5 | 52.3% higher in Upland |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 101.6 | 2.5% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 101.5 | 2.5% higher in Phoenix |
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 $108,619 in Upland to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 7.9% cheaper overall than Upland, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Upland than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $86,895 in Upland to keep the same standard of living.