Climate
Cajamarca logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lima's 8 — Lima wins by 8. Lima also leads on sunny days by 57.
Cajamarca
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Lima
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Cajamarca has no cost baseline yet.
Lima
$1,015monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lima's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Cajamarca's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no safety baseline.
Career
Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Cajamarca has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Cajamarca averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Lima's 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Cajamarca breathes ~47% cleaner air (12.5 µg/m³ lower).
Cajamarca
Lima
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Cajamarca (276K) and Lima (10.8M) are 39x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Cajamarca the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 34x more ground.
Lima is roughly 36x the scale of Cajamarca
Combined population & area comparison
LimaCajamarcaCity Scale Rankings
Lima10.8M39xCajamarca276K1xLima984 km²34xCajamarca29 km²1xCajamarca
Lima
Who Thrives Here
Cajamarca favours the clean air seeker, while Lima suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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