Climate
Botshabelo logs 46 hot days a year to Durban's 15 — Durban wins by 31. Botshabelo also leads on sunny days by 78.
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Cost of Living
Durban averages $1,264/mo for balanced living; Botshabelo has no cost baseline yet.
Durban
$1,264monthly · balanced
Mobility
Durban scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Durban's culture score of 2.9 sits well above Botshabelo's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Durban scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Durban scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no safety baseline.
Career
Durban scores 2.8 on career (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Durban scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Durban scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Durban scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Durban scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Botshabelo has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Botshabelo averages 19.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Durban's 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Durban breathes ~19% cleaner air (3.6 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.
Botshabelo (122K) and Durban (3.3M) are 27x in population — Durban is the larger metro, Botshabelo the smaller; on land area Durban spans roughly 23x more ground.
Durban is roughly 25x the scale of Botshabelo
Combined population & area comparison
DurbanBotshabeloCity Scale Rankings
Durban3.3M27xBotshabelo122K1xDurban807 km²23xBotshabelo35 km²1xBotshabelo
Durban
Who Thrives Here
Durban is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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