Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Arizona
Tempe is a college and urban rental market in Arizona, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
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.
Comparison
Tempe has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Tempe has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Phoenix minus Tempe.
| Metric | Tempe | Phoenix | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,661 | $1,740 | +$79 | Tempe | Tempe has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $468,328 | $477,900 | +$9,572 | Tempe | Tempe has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $216/mo | $204/mo | -$12/mo | Phoenix | Phoenix has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 105 | 102 | -3 | Phoenix | Phoenix has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $63,000 | $79,800 | +$16,800 | Tempe | Tempe has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 78/100 | 77/100 | -1 | Tempe | Tempe has the higher move score. |