Climate
Durban logs 15 hot days a year to Musina's 172 — Durban wins by 157. Musina also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 4.
Durban
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Dinner outside
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Durban averages $1,264/mo for balanced living; Musina has no cost baseline yet.
Durban
$1,264monthly · balanced
Mobility
Durban scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Musina has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Durban's culture score of 2.9 sits well above Musina's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Durban scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Musina has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Durban scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Musina has no safety baseline.
Career
Durban scores 2.8 on career (0–5 scale); Musina has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Durban scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Musina has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Durban scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Musina has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Durban scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Musina has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Durban scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Musina has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Durban averages 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Musina's 11.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Musina breathes ~23% cleaner air (3.6 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.
Durban (3.3M) and Musina (51K) are 64x in population — Durban is the larger metro, Musina the smaller.
Durban is roughly 64x the scale of Musina
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
DurbanMusinaCity Scale Rankings
Durban3.3M64xMusina51K1xWho Thrives Here
Durban is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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