City comparison
Spokane, WA is about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from Suffolk, VA in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 2,700 miles, or about 46 hours (about 5 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 Spokane, WA to Suffolk, VA takes about 4 h 23 min, covering roughly 2,200 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.
Spokane, WA is on Pacific Time and Suffolk, VA is on Eastern Time — a 3-hour difference. When it's noon in Spokane, it's 3 p.m. in Suffolk, which puts Spokane 3 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.
Spokane has a population of 227,922, vs 94,856 in Suffolk — about 2.4× larger by population. By land area, Suffolk covers about 400 sq mi vs 69 sq mi for Spokane.
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 | Spokane | Suffolk | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,060/mo | $1,376/mo | 29.8% higher in Suffolk |
| Median home value | $286,900 | $314,400 | 9.6% higher in Suffolk |
| Median household income | $63,316 | $87,758 | 38.6% higher in Suffolk |
| Groceries index | 104.9 | 96.9 | 8.3% higher in Spokane |
| Utilities index | 94.3 | 90.0 | 4.7% higher in Spokane |
| Transportation index | 99.9 | 98.8 | 1.2% higher in Spokane |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 98.3 | 1.7% higher in Spokane |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Spokane, you'd need $99,868 in Suffolk to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Spokane and Suffolk have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 5% higher in Suffolk than in Spokane. If you earn $80,000 in Spokane, you'd need about $79,894 in Suffolk to keep the same standard of living.