Climate
Xalapa de Enríquez logs 9 outdoor-dinner months a year to Tijuana's 6 — Xalapa de Enríquez wins by 3. Tijuana also leads on sunny days by 38.
Xalapa de Enríquez
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Tijuana
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Cost of Living
Tijuana averages $1,423/mo for balanced living; Xalapa de Enríquez has no cost baseline yet.
Tijuana
$1,423monthly · balanced
Mobility
Tijuana scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Tijuana's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Xalapa de Enríquez's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Tijuana scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Tijuana scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no safety baseline.
Career
Tijuana scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Tijuana scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Tijuana scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Tijuana scores 2.3 on family (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Tijuana scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Xalapa de Enríquez has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Xalapa de Enríquez averages 20.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Tijuana's 11 µg/m³ (moderate) — Tijuana breathes ~46% cleaner air (9.5 µg/m³ lower).
Xalapa de Enríquez
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Xalapa de Enríquez (557K) and Tijuana (1.5M) are 2.8x in population — Tijuana is the larger metro, Xalapa de Enríquez the smaller; on land area Tijuana spans roughly 3.6x more ground.
Tijuana is roughly 3.2x the scale of Xalapa de Enríquez
Combined population & area comparison
TijuanaXalapa de EnríquezCity Scale Rankings
Tijuana1.5M2.8xXalapa de Enríquez557K1xTijuana294 km²3.6xXalapa de Enríquez81 km²1xXalapa de Enríquez
Tijuana
Who Thrives Here
Tijuana is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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