Climate
Chiayi City logs 248 sunny days a year to Taipei's 146 — Chiayi City wins by 102. Chiayi City also leads on hot days by 31.
Chiayi City
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Taipei
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Cost of Living
Taipei averages $1,490/mo for balanced living; Chiayi City has no cost baseline yet.
Taipei
$1,490monthly · balanced
Mobility
Taipei scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Taipei's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Chiayi City's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Taipei scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Taipei scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no safety baseline.
Career
Taipei scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Taipei scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Taipei scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Taipei scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Taipei scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Chiayi City has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Chiayi City averages 23.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Taipei's 14.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Taipei breathes ~36% cleaner air (8.4 µg/m³ lower).
Chiayi City
Taipei
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Chiayi City (461K) and Taipei (9.7M) are 21x in population — Taipei is the larger metro, Chiayi City the smaller; on land area Taipei spans roughly 13x more ground.
Taipei is roughly 16x the scale of Chiayi City
Combined population & area comparison
TaipeiChiayi CityCity Scale Rankings
Taipei9.7M21xChiayi City461K1xTaipei972 km²13xChiayi City77 km²1xChiayi City
Taipei
Who Thrives Here
Chiayi City favours the eternal summer, while Taipei suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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