City comparison
Phoenix, AZ is about 650 miles (1,000 km) from Vallejo, CA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 800 miles, or about 14 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 Vallejo, CA takes about 1 h 18 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 Vallejo, CA is on Pacific Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Phoenix, it's 11 a.m. in Vallejo, 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 125,132 in Vallejo — about 12.9× larger by population. By land area, Phoenix covers about 520 sq mi vs 30 sq mi for Vallejo.
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 | Vallejo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,894/mo | 43.3% higher in Vallejo |
| Median home value | $340,200 | $515,500 | 51.5% higher in Vallejo |
| Median household income | $72,092 | $86,112 | 19.4% higher in Vallejo |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 105.1 | 9.6% higher in Vallejo |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 152.3 | 58.3% higher in Vallejo |
| Transportation index | 104.1 | 100.7 | 3.4% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 104.0 | 100.6 | 3.4% 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 $114,006 in Vallejo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Phoenix, AZ is about 12.3% cheaper overall than Vallejo, CA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 19% higher in Vallejo than in Phoenix. If you earn $80,000 in Phoenix, you'd need about $91,204 in Vallejo to keep the same standard of living.