Climate
Belo Horizonte logs 25 hot days a year to São Luís's 15 — São Luís wins by 10. São Luís also leads on sunny days by 12.
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Cost of Living
Belo Horizonte averages $1,274/mo for balanced living; São Luís has no cost baseline yet.
Belo Horizonte
$1,274monthly · balanced
Mobility
Belo Horizonte scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); São Luís has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Belo Horizonte's culture score of 3.5 sits well above São Luís's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Belo Horizonte scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); São Luís has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Belo Horizonte scores 1.5 on safety (0–5 scale); São Luís has no safety baseline.
Career
Belo Horizonte scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); São Luís has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Belo Horizonte scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); São Luís has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Belo Horizonte scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); São Luís has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Belo Horizonte scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); São Luís has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Belo Horizonte scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); São Luís has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Belo Horizonte averages 14.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus São Luís's 11.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — São Luís breathes ~19% cleaner air (2.7 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.
Belo Horizonte (4.4M) and São Luís (1.3M) are 3.4x in population — Belo Horizonte is the larger metro, São Luís the smaller; on land area Belo Horizonte spans roughly 2.5x more ground.
Belo Horizonte is roughly 2.9x the scale of São Luís
Combined population & area comparison
Belo HorizonteSão LuísCity Scale Rankings
Belo Horizonte4.4M3.4xSão Luís1.3M1xBelo Horizonte609 km²2.5xSão Luís242 km²1xBelo Horizonte
São Luís
Who Thrives Here
Belo Horizonte is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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