Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arizona
Chandler is a East Valley tech and family market in Arizona, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Arizona
Surprise is a supplemental starter city profile for the West Valley family and retirement market in Arizona, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Surprise has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Chandler has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Surprise minus Chandler.
| Metric | Chandler | Surprise | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,871 | $1,931 | +$60 | Chandler | Chandler has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $524,013 | $422,520 | -$101,493 | Surprise | Surprise has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $210/mo | $220/mo | +$10/mo | Chandler | Chandler has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 103 | 106 | +3 | Chandler | Chandler has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $70,000 | $66,308 | -$3,692 | Surprise | Surprise has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 74/100 | 79/100 | +5 | Surprise | Surprise has the higher move score. |