Climate
Bogotá logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Maicao's 12 — Maicao wins by 12. Bogotá also leads on hot days by 353.
Bogotá
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Maicao
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Bogotá averages $1,322/mo for balanced living; Maicao has no cost baseline yet.
Bogotá
$1,322monthly · balanced
Mobility
Bogotá scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Maicao has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Bogotá's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Maicao's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Bogotá scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Maicao has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Bogotá scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Maicao has no safety baseline.
Career
Bogotá scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); Maicao has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Bogotá scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Maicao has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Bogotá scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Maicao has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Bogotá scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Maicao has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Bogotá scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Maicao has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Bogotá averages 15.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Maicao's 13.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — Maicao breathes ~15% cleaner air (2.3 µg/m³ lower).
Bogotá
Maicao
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Bogotá (10.4M) and Maicao (147K) are 71x in population — Bogotá is the larger metro, Maicao the smaller; on land area Bogotá spans roughly 28x more ground.
Bogotá is roughly 45x the scale of Maicao
Combined population & area comparison
BogotáMaicaoCity Scale Rankings
Bogotá10.4M71xMaicao147K1xBogotá534 km²28xMaicao19 km²1xBogotá
Maicao
Who Thrives Here
Bogotá favours the escaping weather, while Maicao suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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