cost
Cost of Living Index
Phoenix
45
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
New York metropolitan area wins on 15 of 26 metrics compared to Phoenix.
cost
Phoenix
45
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
Phoenix
62.4
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
Phoenix
$1,873
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
Phoenix
$4,459/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
Phoenix
70
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
Phoenix
23.0 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Phoenix
237 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
Phoenix
2.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
Phoenix
$6,848/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
economy
Phoenix
5.2%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
education
Phoenix
57
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
Phoenix
77.2
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
Phoenix
35.0 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
Phoenix
79.4 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
Phoenix
25.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
Phoenix
$11,482/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
housing
Phoenix
$3,744/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
Phoenix
16.4x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
jobs
Phoenix
6.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
Phoenix
5.1
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
Phoenix
12.2%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
religion
Phoenix
38.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
religion
Phoenix
30.4%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
safety
Phoenix
20.3 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
safety
Phoenix
32.9 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
transport
Phoenix
66.1
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city