Climate

Los Ángeles logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Valparaíso's 3 — Los Ángeles wins by 2. Valparaíso also leads on sunny days by 39.

Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Sunny days
255294
Hot days
200
Frost days
80
Rainy days
8534
Outdoor dinner months
5/123/12
Avg wind
3.5 m/s5.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9763,301
Darkest month sun
88 hrs/mo163 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.812.4

Los Ángeles

Feels-like °C

23
23
19
13
8
5
3
5
10
13
19
21

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Valparaíso

Feels-like °C

26
27
26
20
17
10
12
14
17
21
23
25

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Valparaíso averages $1,670/mo for balanced living; Los Ángeles has no cost baseline yet.

Los Ángeles

monthly · balanced

Valparaíso

$1,670

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,206Comfort $2,668
Top 73%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Valparaíso scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
WalkabilityAirport

Culture

Valparaíso's culture score of 3.1 sits well above Los Ángeles's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.1/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Nightlife
Valparaíso leads

Nature & Outdoors

Valparaíso scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
SeaMountainsHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiing

Safety

Valparaíso scores 2.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
2.1/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Street SafetyProperty CrimeEarthquakeWildfire

Career

Valparaíso scores 2.0 on career (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no career baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5

Social & Community

Valparaíso scores 2.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.9/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Expat-First CommunityExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Valparaíso scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Restaurants

Family

Valparaíso scores 1.9 on family (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no family baseline.

/5
vs
1.9/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Groceries

Healthcare

Valparaíso scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Los Ángeles has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
2.7/5
Los ÁngelesValparaíso
Public Healthcare

Air Quality

Los Ángeles averages 24.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Valparaíso's 17.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Valparaíso breathes ~30% cleaner air (7.3 µg/m³ lower).

Los Ángeles

Valparaíso

24.3µg/m³
17.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Los Ángeles (125K) and Valparaíso (838K) are 6.7x in population — Valparaíso is the larger metro, Los Ángeles the smaller; on land area Valparaíso spans roughly 5.2x more ground.

5.9x

Valparaíso is roughly 5.9x the scale of Los Ángeles

Combined population & area comparison

CL flagValparaíso
5.9x
CL flagLos Ángeles
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CL flagValparaíso838K6.7x
2.CL flagLos Ángeles125K1x
Area
1.CL flagValparaíso152 km²5.2x
2.CL flagLos Ángeles29 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.1 km6.9 km

CL flagLos Ángeles

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
32 km11 km

CL flagValparaíso

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Los Ángeles vs Valparaíso

Which is cheaper, Los Ángeles or Valparaíso?
Valparaíso has an estimated monthly cost of $1,670.
How does the climate compare between Los Ángeles and Valparaíso?
Sunny days: 255 vs 294 d — Valparaíso higher Annual sunshine: 2,976 vs 3,301 hrs — Valparaíso higher Winter sunshine: 88 vs 163 hrs/day — Valparaíso higher Hot days (>30°C): 20 vs 0 d — Valparaíso lower Frost days: 8 vs 0 d — Valparaíso lower Rainy days: 85 vs 34 d — Valparaíso lower
Is Los Ángeles or Valparaíso safer?
Valparaíso has a safety score of 2.1/5.
Should I move to Los Ángeles or Valparaíso?
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