Climate
Arequipa logs 0 frost days a year to Ayacucho's 21 — Arequipa wins by 21. Arequipa also leads on sunny days by 42.
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Cost of Living
Arequipa averages $828/mo for balanced living; Ayacucho has no cost baseline yet.
Arequipa
$828monthly · balanced
Mobility
Arequipa scores 1.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Arequipa's culture score of 1.3 sits well above Ayacucho's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Arequipa scores 3.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Arequipa scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no safety baseline.
Career
Arequipa scores 2.0 on career (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Arequipa scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Arequipa scores 2.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Arequipa scores 1.5 on family (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Arequipa scores 1.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Arequipa averages 15.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Ayacucho's 17.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Arequipa breathes ~13% cleaner air (2.3 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.
Arequipa (1.0M) and Ayacucho (217K) are 4.6x in population — Arequipa is the larger metro, Ayacucho the smaller; on land area Arequipa spans roughly 4.5x more ground.
Arequipa is roughly 4.6x the scale of Ayacucho
Combined population & area comparison
ArequipaAyacuchoCity Scale Rankings
Arequipa1.0M4.6xAyacucho217K1xArequipa166 km²4.5xAyacucho37 km²1xArequipa
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Who Thrives Here
Arequipa is the stronger fit for the mountain seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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