Climate
Coyhaique logs 2 outdoor-dinner months a year to Puerto Montt's 5 — Puerto Montt wins by 3. Puerto Montt also leads on sunny days by 33.
Coyhaique
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Puerto Montt
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Cost of Living
Puerto Montt is $75/mo cheaperCoyhaique runs about $1,839/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Puerto Montt's $1,764/mo — Puerto Montt comes in $75 cheaper each month, roughly 4% less.
Coyhaique
$1,839monthly · balanced
Puerto Montt
$1,764monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Puerto Montt scores 2.4 vs Coyhaique's 1.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Coyhaique still holds an edge on car efficiency.
Culture
Puerto Montt's culture score of 1.2 sits well above Coyhaique's 0.0, with the biggest gap on theatre & performing arts.
Nature & Outdoors
Coyhaique's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Puerto Montt's 3.8, with the biggest gap on mountain access. Puerto Montt still holds an edge on sea access.
Safety
Coyhaique's safety score is ~1.2× Puerto Montt's — in the upper band, while Puerto Montt lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on flooding safety. Puerto Montt still holds an edge on road safety.
Career
Puerto Montt's career score of 2.7 sits well above Coyhaique's 1.3, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.
Social & Community
Puerto Montt's social & community score is ~1.8× Coyhaique's — below average, while Coyhaique lands near the floor, with the biggest gap on local-first community.
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Puerto Montt scores 2.0 vs Coyhaique's 0.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.
Family
On family, Puerto Montt scores 1.7 vs Coyhaique's 0.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on gym/fitness quality.
Healthcare
On healthcare, Puerto Montt scores 3.0 vs Coyhaique's 1.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.
Air Quality
Coyhaique averages 37.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Puerto Montt's 19.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Puerto Montt breathes ~48% cleaner air (18.1 µg/m³ lower).
Coyhaique
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Coyhaique (52K) and Puerto Montt (235K) are 4.5x in population — Puerto Montt is the larger metro, Coyhaique the smaller; on land area Puerto Montt spans roughly 4.2x more ground.
Puerto Montt is roughly 4.4x the scale of Coyhaique
Combined population & area comparison
Puerto MonttCoyhaiqueCity Scale Rankings
Puerto Montt235K4.5xCoyhaique52K1xPuerto Montt38 km²4.2xCoyhaique9 km²1xCoyhaique
Puerto Montt
Who Thrives Here
Puerto Montt is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the escaping weather.
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