Climate
Istanbul logs 0 frost days a year to Viranşehir's 4 — Istanbul wins by 4. Istanbul also leads on hot days by 138.
Istanbul
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Dinner outside
Viranşehir
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Istanbul averages $1,616/mo for balanced living; Viranşehir has no cost baseline yet.
Istanbul
$1,616monthly · balanced
Mobility
Istanbul scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Istanbul's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Viranşehir's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Istanbul scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Istanbul scores 1.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no safety baseline.
Career
Istanbul scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Istanbul scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Istanbul scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Istanbul scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Istanbul scores 4.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Viranşehir has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Istanbul averages 18.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Viranşehir's 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Istanbul breathes ~36% cleaner air (10.5 µg/m³ lower).
Istanbul
Viranşehir
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Istanbul (14.2M) and Viranşehir (137K) are 104x in population — Istanbul is the larger metro, Viranşehir the smaller; on land area Istanbul spans roughly 85x more ground.
Istanbul is roughly 94x the scale of Viranşehir
Combined population & area comparison
IstanbulViranşehirCity Scale Rankings
Istanbul14.2M104xViranşehir137K1xIstanbul1,269 km²85xViranşehir15 km²1xIstanbul
Viranşehir
Who Thrives Here
Istanbul favours the big city energy, while Viranşehir suits the winter escapist. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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