Climate
Guangzhou logs 0 frost days a year to Qingdao's 30 — Guangzhou wins by 30. Qingdao also leads on sunny days by 63.
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Cost of Living
Guangzhou averages $1,100/mo for balanced living; Qingdao has no cost baseline yet.
Guangzhou
$1,100monthly · balanced
Mobility
Guangzhou scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Guangzhou's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Qingdao's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Guangzhou scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Guangzhou scores 3.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no safety baseline.
Career
Guangzhou scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Guangzhou scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Guangzhou scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Guangzhou scores 3.4 on family (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Guangzhou scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Qingdao has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Guangzhou averages 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Qingdao's 34.6 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Guangzhou breathes ~16% cleaner air (5.4 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.
Guangzhou (43.0M) and Qingdao (3.7M) are 12x in population — Guangzhou is the larger metro, Qingdao the smaller; on land area Guangzhou spans roughly 11x more ground.
Guangzhou is roughly 11x the scale of Qingdao
Combined population & area comparison
GuangzhouQingdaoCity Scale Rankings
Guangzhou43.0M12xQingdao3.7M1xGuangzhou6,454 km²11xQingdao589 km²1xGuangzhou
Qingdao
Who Thrives Here
Guangzhou favours the big city energy, while Qingdao suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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