Climate
Durban logs 0 frost days a year to Upington's 2 — Durban wins by 2. Durban also leads on hot days by 171.
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Cost of Living
Durban averages $1,264/mo for balanced living; Upington has no cost baseline yet.
Durban
$1,264monthly · balanced
Mobility
Durban scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Upington has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Durban's culture score of 2.9 sits well above Upington's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Durban scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Upington has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Durban scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Upington has no safety baseline.
Career
Durban scores 2.8 on career (0–5 scale); Upington has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Durban scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Upington has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Durban scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Upington has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Durban scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Upington has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Durban scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Upington has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Durban averages 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Upington's 12.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — Upington breathes ~18% cleaner air (2.7 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 Upington (74K) are 44x in population — Durban is the larger metro, Upington the smaller; on land area Durban spans roughly 34x more ground.
Durban is roughly 38x the scale of Upington
Combined population & area comparison
DurbanUpingtonCity Scale Rankings
Durban3.3M44xUpington74K1xDurban807 km²34xUpington24 km²1xDurban
Upington
Who Thrives Here
Durban is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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