Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arizona
Phoenix is the major desert metro and job-market hub in Arizona, promoted in source-ready batch 01 for comparisons around housing, wages, cooling bills, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Arizona
Peoria is a supplemental starter city profile for the Phoenix-area suburb and retirement market in Arizona, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Peoria has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Phoenix has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Peoria minus Phoenix.
| Metric | Phoenix | Peoria | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,740 | $1,839 | +$99 | Phoenix | Phoenix has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $477,900 | $488,428 | +$10,528 | Phoenix | Phoenix has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $204/mo | $214/mo | +$10/mo | Phoenix | Phoenix has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 104 | +2 | Phoenix | Phoenix has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $79,800 | $73,675 | -$6,125 | Peoria | Peoria has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 77/100 | 75/100 | -2 | Phoenix | Phoenix has the higher move score. |