Climate
Bengaluru logs 9 outdoor-dinner months a year to Guwahati's 4 — Bengaluru wins by 5. Bengaluru also leads on hot days by 86.
Bengaluru
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Dinner outside
Guwahati
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Cost of Living
Bengaluru averages $843/mo for balanced living; Guwahati has no cost baseline yet.
Bengaluru
$843monthly · balanced
Mobility
Bengaluru scores 1.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Bengaluru's culture score of 3.4 sits well above Guwahati's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Bengaluru scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Bengaluru scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no safety baseline.
Career
Bengaluru scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Bengaluru scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Bengaluru scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Bengaluru scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Bengaluru scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Guwahati has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Bengaluru averages 38.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Guwahati's 46.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Bengaluru breathes ~18% cleaner air (8.3 µg/m³ lower).
Bengaluru
Guwahati
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Bengaluru (15.2M) and Guwahati (1.4M) are 11x in population — Bengaluru is the larger metro, Guwahati the smaller; on land area Bengaluru spans roughly 5.2x more ground.
Bengaluru is roughly 7.6x the scale of Guwahati
Combined population & area comparison
BengaluruGuwahatiCity Scale Rankings
Bengaluru15.2M11xGuwahati1.4M1xBengaluru1,008 km²5.2xGuwahati194 km²1xBengaluru
Guwahati
Who Thrives Here
Bengaluru favours the big city energy, while Guwahati suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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