Climate
Johannesburg logs 14 hot days a year to Kruisfontein's 7 — Kruisfontein wins by 7. Johannesburg also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Cost of Living
Johannesburg averages $1,363/mo for balanced living; Kruisfontein has no cost baseline yet.
Johannesburg
$1,363monthly · balanced
Mobility
Johannesburg scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Johannesburg's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Kruisfontein's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Johannesburg scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Johannesburg scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no safety baseline.
Career
Johannesburg scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Johannesburg scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Johannesburg scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Johannesburg scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Johannesburg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kruisfontein has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Johannesburg averages 37.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Kruisfontein's 6.5 µg/m³ (good) — Kruisfontein breathes ~82% cleaner air (30.5 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.
Johannesburg (8.6M) and Kruisfontein (19K) are 452x in population — Johannesburg is the larger metro, Kruisfontein the smaller.
Johannesburg is roughly 452x the scale of Kruisfontein
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
JohannesburgKruisfonteinCity Scale Rankings
Johannesburg8.6M452xKruisfontein19K1xWho Thrives Here
Johannesburg favours the big city energy, while Kruisfontein suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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