Climate
Dêqên logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Guangzhou's 5 — Guangzhou wins by 5. Dêqên also leads on hot days by 148.
Dêqên
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Guangzhou
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Guangzhou averages $1,100/mo for balanced living; Dêqên has no cost baseline yet.
Guangzhou
$1,100monthly · balanced
Mobility
Guangzhou scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Guangzhou's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Dêqên's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Guangzhou scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Guangzhou scores 3.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no safety baseline.
Career
Guangzhou scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Guangzhou scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Guangzhou scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Guangzhou scores 3.4 on family (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Guangzhou scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Dêqên has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Dêqên averages 8.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Guangzhou's 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Dêqên breathes ~71% cleaner air (20.6 µg/m³ lower).
Dêqên
Guangzhou
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Dêqên (62K) and Guangzhou (43.0M) are 689x in population — Guangzhou is the larger metro, Dêqên the smaller.
Guangzhou is roughly 689x the scale of Dêqên
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
GuangzhouDêqênCity Scale Rankings
Guangzhou43.0M689xDêqên62K1xWho Thrives Here
Dêqên favours the clean air seeker, while Guangzhou suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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