Cartago logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Medellín's 5 — Cartago wins by 7. Medellín also leads on sunny days by 110.

Medellín averages $1,228/mo for balanced living; Cartago has no cost baseline yet.

Medellín scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Cartago has no mobility baseline.

Medellín's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Cartago's 0.0.

Medellín scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Cartago has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Medellín scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Cartago has no safety baseline.

Medellín scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Cartago has no career baseline.

Medellín scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Cartago has no social & community baseline.

Medellín scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Cartago has no food & dining baseline.

Medellín scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Cartago has no family baseline.

Medellín scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Cartago has no healthcare baseline.

Cartago averages 13.7 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Medellín's 19.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Cartago breathes ~29% cleaner air (5.6 µg/m³ lower).

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