Climate
Ayacucho logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lima's 8 — Lima wins by 8. Lima also leads on sunny days by 42.
Ayacucho
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Lima
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Cost of Living
Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Ayacucho has no cost baseline yet.
Lima
$1,015monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lima's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Ayacucho's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no safety baseline.
Career
Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ayacucho has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Ayacucho averages 17.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lima's 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Ayacucho breathes ~35% cleaner air (9.3 µg/m³ lower).
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ayacucho (217K) and Lima (10.8M) are 50x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Ayacucho the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 27x more ground.
Lima is roughly 36x the scale of Ayacucho
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
Ayacucho
Lima
Who Thrives Here
Ayacucho favours the clean air seeker, while Lima suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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