Climate
Ciudad Juárez logs 4 outdoor-dinner months a year to Mexico City's 1 — Ciudad Juárez wins by 3. Ciudad Juárez also leads on sunny days by 44.
Ciudad Juárez
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Mexico City
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Cost of Living
Mexico City averages $1,667/mo for balanced living; Ciudad Juárez has no cost baseline yet.
Mexico City
$1,667monthly · balanced
Mobility
Mexico City scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Mexico City's culture score of 4.3 sits well above Ciudad Juárez's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Mexico City scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Mexico City scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no safety baseline.
Career
Mexico City scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Mexico City scores 3.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Mexico City scores 4.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Mexico City scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Mexico City scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ciudad Juárez has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Ciudad Juárez averages 8.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Mexico City's 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Ciudad Juárez breathes ~63% cleaner air (14.1 µg/m³ lower).
Ciudad Juárez
Mexico City
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ciudad Juárez (1.2M) and Mexico City (17.6M) are 15x in population — Mexico City is the larger metro, Ciudad Juárez the smaller; on land area Mexico City spans roughly 7.2x more ground.
Mexico City is roughly 10x the scale of Ciudad Juárez
Combined population & area comparison
Mexico CityCiudad JuárezCity Scale Rankings
Mexico City17.6M15xCiudad Juárez1.2M1xMexico City2,134 km²7.2xCiudad Juárez298 km²1xCiudad Juárez
Mexico City
Who Thrives Here
Ciudad Juárez favours the clean air seeker, while Mexico City suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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