Climate
Los Angeles logs 0 frost days a year to St. Louis's 75 — Los Angeles wins by 75. Los Angeles also leads on sunny days by 93.
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Cost of Living
St. Louis is $1298/mo cheaperLos Angeles runs about $4,351/mo for a balanced lifestyle against St. Louis's $3,053/mo — St. Louis comes in $1,298 cheaper each month, roughly 43% less.
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$4,351monthly · balanced
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$3,053monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, St. Louis scores 2.4 vs Los Angeles's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on car efficiency. Los Angeles still holds an edge on public transit.
Culture
Los Angeles's culture score of 4.2 sits well above St. Louis's 3.3, with the biggest gap on live music venues.
Nature & Outdoors
Los Angeles's nature & outdoors score of 4.0 sits well above St. Louis's 3.0, with the biggest gap on surfing & watersports. St. Louis still holds an edge on green areas.
Safety
Los Angeles's safety score is ~1.2× St. Louis's — below average, while St. Louis lands below average, with the biggest gap on flooding safety. St. Louis still holds an edge on wildfire safety.
Career
Los Angeles's career score of 4.4 sits well above St. Louis's 3.8, with the biggest gap on economic scale.
Social & Community
Los Angeles and St. Louis score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.6 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).
Food & Dining
On food & dining, Los Angeles scores 4.8 vs St. Louis's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.
Family
On family, Los Angeles scores 4.0 vs St. Louis's 2.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. St. Louis still holds an edge on family amenities.
Healthcare
Los Angeles and St. Louis score neck-and-neck on healthcare (2.8 vs 2.8, 0–5 scale).
Air Quality
Los Angeles averages 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus St. Louis's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — St. Louis breathes ~37% cleaner air (5.1 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.
Los Angeles (13.5M) and St. Louis (797K) are 17x in population — Los Angeles is the larger metro, St. Louis the smaller; on land area Los Angeles spans roughly 10x more ground.
Los Angeles is roughly 13x the scale of St. Louis
Combined population & area comparison
Los AngelesSt. LouisCity Scale Rankings
Los Angeles13.5M17xSt. Louis797K1xLos Angeles4,498 km²10xSt. Louis439 km²1xLos Angeles
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Who Thrives Here
Los Angeles favours the big city energy, while St. Louis suits the park & garden lover. Both cities work well for the english speaker.
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