Climate
Christchurch logs 0 frost days a year to Taupo's 2 — Christchurch wins by 2. Taupo also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
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Cost of Living
Christchurch averages $2,398/mo for balanced living; Taupo has no cost baseline yet.
Christchurch
$2,398monthly · balanced
Mobility
Christchurch scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Taupo has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Christchurch's culture score of 3.1 sits well above Taupo's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Christchurch scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Taupo has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Christchurch scores 4.3 on safety (0–5 scale); Taupo has no safety baseline.
Career
Christchurch scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Taupo has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Christchurch scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Taupo has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Christchurch scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Taupo has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Christchurch scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Taupo has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Christchurch scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Taupo has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Christchurch averages 7.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Taupo's 6.5 µg/m³ (good) — Taupo breathes ~7% cleaner air (0.5 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.
Christchurch (278K) and Taupo (27K) are 11x in population — Christchurch is the larger metro, Taupo the smaller.
Christchurch is roughly 11x the scale of Taupo
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
ChristchurchTaupoCity Scale Rankings
Christchurch278K11xTaupo27K1xWho Thrives Here
Christchurch is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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