Climate
Chita logs 220 frost days a year to Saint Petersburg's 131 — Saint Petersburg wins by 89. Chita also leads on sunny days by 73.
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Saint Petersburg
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Cost of Living
Saint Petersburg averages $1,424/mo for balanced living; Chita has no cost baseline yet.
Saint Petersburg
$1,424monthly · balanced
Mobility
Saint Petersburg scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Chita has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Saint Petersburg's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Chita's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Saint Petersburg scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Chita has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Saint Petersburg scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Chita has no safety baseline.
Career
Saint Petersburg scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Chita has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Saint Petersburg scores 2.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Chita has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Saint Petersburg scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Chita has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Saint Petersburg scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Chita has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Saint Petersburg scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Chita has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Chita averages 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Saint Petersburg's 9.3 µg/m³ (good) — Saint Petersburg breathes ~10% cleaner air (1.0 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.
Chita (215K) and Saint Petersburg (4.9M) are 23x in population — Saint Petersburg is the larger metro, Chita the smaller; on land area Saint Petersburg spans roughly 12x more ground.
Saint Petersburg is roughly 17x the scale of Chita
Combined population & area comparison
Saint PetersburgChitaCity Scale Rankings
Saint Petersburg4.9M23xChita215K1xSaint Petersburg550 km²12xChita45 km²1xChita
Saint Petersburg
Who Thrives Here
Saint Petersburg is the stronger fit for the arts & intellectual. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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