Climate
Huancavelica logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lima's 8 — Lima wins by 8. Lima also leads on sunny days by 73.
Huancavelica
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Lima
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Cost of Living
Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Huancavelica has no cost baseline yet.
Lima
$1,015monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lima's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Huancavelica's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no safety baseline.
Career
Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Huancavelica has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Huancavelica averages 14.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Lima's 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Huancavelica breathes ~47% cleaner air (12.6 µg/m³ lower).
Huancavelica
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Huancavelica (50K) and Lima (10.8M) are 218x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Huancavelica the smaller.
Lima is roughly 218x the scale of Huancavelica
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LimaHuancavelicaCity Scale Rankings
Lima10.8M218xHuancavelica50K1xWho Thrives Here
Huancavelica favours the clean air seeker, while Lima suits the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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