Climate
Antofagasta logs 355 sunny days a year to Puerto Montt's 181 — Antofagasta wins by 174. Antofagasta also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Antofagasta
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Puerto Montt
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Cost of Living
Puerto Montt averages $1,764/mo for balanced living; Antofagasta has no cost baseline yet.
Puerto Montt
$1,764monthly · balanced
Mobility
Puerto Montt scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Puerto Montt's culture score of 1.2 sits well above Antofagasta's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Puerto Montt scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Puerto Montt scores 3.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no safety baseline.
Career
Puerto Montt scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Puerto Montt scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Puerto Montt scores 2.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Puerto Montt scores 1.7 on family (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Puerto Montt scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Puerto Montt's 19.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antofagasta breathes ~26% cleaner air (5.0 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Antofagasta (365K) and Puerto Montt (235K) are 1.6x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Puerto Montt the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 1.5x more ground.
Antofagasta is roughly 1.5x the scale of Puerto Montt
Combined population & area comparison
AntofagastaPuerto MonttCity Scale Rankings
Antofagasta365K1.6xPuerto Montt235K1xAntofagasta56 km²1.5xPuerto Montt38 km²1xAntofagasta
Puerto Montt
Who Thrives Here
Antofagasta favours the sunshine lover, while Puerto Montt suits the escaping weather.
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