Climate
Buenos Aires logs 0 frost days a year to La Rioja's 1 — Buenos Aires wins by 1. Buenos Aires also leads on hot days by 109.
Buenos Aires
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Cost of Living
Buenos Aires averages $1,148/mo for balanced living; La Rioja has no cost baseline yet.
Buenos Aires
$1,148monthly · balanced
Mobility
Buenos Aires scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Buenos Aires's culture score of 4.1 sits well above La Rioja's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Buenos Aires scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Buenos Aires scores 1.5 on safety (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no safety baseline.
Career
Buenos Aires scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Buenos Aires scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Buenos Aires scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Buenos Aires scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Buenos Aires scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); La Rioja has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Buenos Aires averages 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus La Rioja's 12.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — La Rioja breathes ~21% cleaner air (3.2 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.
Buenos Aires (14.2M) and La Rioja (228K) are 62x in population — Buenos Aires is the larger metro, La Rioja the smaller; on land area Buenos Aires spans roughly 40x more ground.
Buenos Aires is roughly 50x the scale of La Rioja
Combined population & area comparison
Buenos AiresLa RiojaCity Scale Rankings
Buenos Aires14.2M62xLa Rioja228K1xBuenos Aires2,186 km²40xLa Rioja54 km²1xBuenos Aires
La Rioja
Who Thrives Here
Buenos Aires is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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