Climate
Kaohsiung logs 6 outdoor-dinner months a year to Puli's 9 — Puli wins by 3. Kaohsiung also leads on sunny days by 15.
Kaohsiung
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Puli
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Kaohsiung averages 23.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Puli's 16.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Puli breathes ~28% cleaner air (6.5 µg/m³ lower).
Kaohsiung
Puli
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kaohsiung (2.3M) and Puli (86K) are 27x in population — Kaohsiung is the larger metro, Puli the smaller.
Kaohsiung is roughly 27x the scale of Puli
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
KaohsiungPuliCity Scale Rankings
Kaohsiung2.3M27xPuli86K1xWho Thrives Here
Puli is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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