Climate
Chihuahua logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Chihuahua wins by 1. Chihuahua also leads on sunny days by 19.
Chihuahua
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Tijuana
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Cost of Living
Tijuana averages $1,423/mo for balanced living; Chihuahua has no cost baseline yet.
Tijuana
$1,423monthly · balanced
Mobility
Tijuana scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Chihuahua's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Tijuana scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Tijuana scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no safety baseline.
Career
Tijuana scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Tijuana scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Tijuana scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Tijuana scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Tijuana scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Chihuahua has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Chihuahua averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Chihuahua breathes ~25% cleaner air (2.7 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.
Chihuahua (832K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 1.8x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Chihuahua the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 1.5x more ground.
Tijuana is roughly 1.7x the scale of Chihuahua
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
Chihuahua
Tijuana
Who Thrives Here
Tijuana is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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