Climate
Lima logs 0 hot days a year to Zarumilla's 190 — Lima wins by 190. Zarumilla also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
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Cost of Living
Lima averages $1,015/mo for balanced living; Zarumilla has no cost baseline yet.
Lima
$1,015monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lima scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lima's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Zarumilla's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lima scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lima scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no safety baseline.
Career
Lima scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lima scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lima scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lima scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lima scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Zarumilla has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lima averages 26.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Zarumilla's 16.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Zarumilla breathes ~38% cleaner air (10.0 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.
Lima (10.8M) and Zarumilla (50K) are 216x in population — Lima is the larger metro, Zarumilla the smaller; on land area Lima spans roughly 98x more ground.
Lima is roughly 146x the scale of Zarumilla
Combined population & area comparison
LimaZarumillaCity Scale Rankings
Lima10.8M216xZarumilla50K1xLima984 km²98xZarumilla10 km²1xLima
Zarumilla
Who Thrives Here
Lima favours the big city energy, while Zarumilla suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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