Climate
Ipoh logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Kangar's 2 — Kangar wins by 2. Kangar also leads on sunny days by 42.
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Kangar
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Air Quality
Ipoh averages 20.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Kangar's 14.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Kangar breathes ~28% cleaner air (5.8 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.
Ipoh (862K) and Kangar (64K) are 13x in population — Ipoh is the larger metro, Kangar the smaller.
Ipoh is roughly 13x the scale of Kangar
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
IpohKangarCity Scale Rankings
Ipoh862K13xKangar64K1xWho Thrives Here
Kangar is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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