Climate
Guangzhou logs 148 hot days a year to Sanya's 78 — Sanya wins by 70. Sanya also leads on sunny days by 79.
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Cost of Living
Guangzhou averages $1,100/mo for balanced living; Sanya has no cost baseline yet.
Guangzhou
$1,100monthly · balanced
Mobility
Guangzhou scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Sanya has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Guangzhou's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Sanya's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Guangzhou scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Sanya has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Guangzhou scores 3.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Sanya has no safety baseline.
Career
Guangzhou scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); Sanya has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Guangzhou scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Sanya has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Guangzhou scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Sanya has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Guangzhou scores 3.4 on family (0–5 scale); Sanya has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Guangzhou scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Sanya has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Guangzhou averages 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Sanya's 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Sanya breathes ~53% cleaner air (15.4 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 Sanya (422K) are 102x in population — Guangzhou is the larger metro, Sanya the smaller; on land area Guangzhou spans roughly 90x more ground.
Guangzhou is roughly 96x the scale of Sanya
Combined population & area comparison
GuangzhouSanyaCity Scale Rankings
Guangzhou43.0M102xSanya422K1xGuangzhou6,454 km²90xSanya72 km²1xGuangzhou
Sanya
Who Thrives Here
Guangzhou favours the big city energy, while Sanya suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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