Climate
Astrakhan logs 78 hot days a year to Moscow's 7 — Moscow wins by 71. Astrakhan also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Astrakhan
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Moscow
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Cost of Living
Moscow averages $1,583/mo for balanced living; Astrakhan has no cost baseline yet.
Moscow
$1,583monthly · balanced
Mobility
Moscow scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Moscow's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Astrakhan's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Moscow scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Moscow scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no safety baseline.
Career
Moscow scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Moscow scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Moscow scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Moscow scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Moscow scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Astrakhan has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Astrakhan averages 15.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Moscow's 16.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Astrakhan breathes ~6% cleaner air (1.0 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.
Astrakhan (520K) and Moscow (14.4M) are 28x in population — Moscow is the larger metro, Astrakhan the smaller; on land area Moscow spans roughly 9.9x more ground.
Moscow is roughly 17x the scale of Astrakhan
Combined population & area comparison
MoscowAstrakhanCity Scale Rankings
Moscow14.4M28xAstrakhan520K1xMoscow1,545 km²9.9xAstrakhan156 km²1xAstrakhan
Moscow
Who Thrives Here
Moscow is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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