Climate
Lima logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Minas de Marcona's 5 — Lima wins by 3. Minas de Marcona also leads on sunny days by 23.
Lima
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Dinner outside
Minas de Marcona
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Minas de Marcona has no cost baseline yet.
Lima
$1,015monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lima's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Minas de Marcona's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no safety baseline.
Career
Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Minas de Marcona has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lima averages 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Minas de Marcona's 9.3 µg/m³ (good) — Minas de Marcona breathes ~65% cleaner air (17.4 µg/m³ lower).
Lima
Minas de Marcona
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Lima (10.8M) and Minas de Marcona (15K) are 700x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Minas de Marcona the smaller.
Lima is roughly 700x the scale of Minas de Marcona
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LimaMinas de MarconaCity Scale Rankings
Lima10.8M700xMinas de Marcona15K1xWho Thrives Here
Lima favours the big city energy, while Minas de Marcona suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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