Climate
Lima logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Puerto Maldonado's 4 — Lima wins by 4. Lima also leads on hot days by 239.
Lima
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Puerto Maldonado
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Cost of Living
Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Puerto Maldonado has no cost baseline yet.
Lima
$1,015monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lima's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Puerto Maldonado's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no safety baseline.
Career
Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Puerto Maldonado has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lima averages 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Puerto Maldonado's 20.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Puerto Maldonado breathes ~24% cleaner air (6.5 µg/m³ lower).
Lima
Puerto Maldonado
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Lima (10.8M) and Puerto Maldonado (89K) are 122x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Puerto Maldonado the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 58x more ground.
Lima is roughly 84x the scale of Puerto Maldonado
Combined population & area comparison
LimaPuerto MaldonadoCity Scale Rankings
Lima10.8M122xPuerto Maldonado89K1xLima984 km²58xPuerto Maldonado17 km²1xLima
Puerto Maldonado
Who Thrives Here
Lima is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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