Climate
Hengchun logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Taipei's 6 — Taipei wins by 6. Hengchun also leads on hot days by 104.
Hengchun
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Taipei
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Taipei averages $1,490/mo for balanced living; Hengchun has no cost baseline yet.
Taipei
$1,490monthly · balanced
Mobility
Taipei scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Taipei's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Hengchun's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Taipei scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Taipei scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no safety baseline.
Career
Taipei scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Taipei scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Taipei scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Taipei scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Taipei scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Hengchun has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Hengchun averages 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Taipei's 14.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Hengchun breathes ~32% cleaner air (4.7 µg/m³ lower).
Hengchun
Taipei
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.
Hengchun (31K) and Taipei (9.7M) are 310x in population — Taipei is the larger metro, Hengchun the smaller.
Taipei is roughly 310x the scale of Hengchun
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
TaipeiHengchunCity Scale Rankings
Taipei9.7M310xHengchun31K1xWho Thrives Here
Hengchun favours the eternal summer, while Taipei suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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