Climate
Antofagasta logs 355 sunny days a year to Puerto Varas's 176 — Antofagasta wins by 179. Antofagasta also leads on frost days by 2.
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Puerto Varas
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Cost of Living
Puerto Varas averages $1,839/mo for balanced living; Antofagasta has no cost baseline yet.
Puerto Varas
$1,839monthly · balanced
Mobility
Puerto Varas scores 1.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Puerto Varas's culture score of 0.5 sits well above Antofagasta's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Puerto Varas scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Puerto Varas scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no safety baseline.
Career
Puerto Varas scores 1.7 on career (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Puerto Varas scores 2.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Puerto Varas scores 1.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Puerto Varas scores 1.5 on family (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Puerto Varas scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Puerto Varas's 18.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antofagasta breathes ~21% cleaner air (3.8 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 Varas (25K) are 15x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Puerto Varas the smaller.
Antofagasta is roughly 15x the scale of Puerto Varas
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
AntofagastaPuerto VarasCity Scale Rankings
Antofagasta365K15xPuerto Varas25K1xWho Thrives Here
Antofagasta favours the sunshine lover, while Puerto Varas suits the escaping weather.
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