Climate
Madrid logs 78 hot days a year to Valladolid's 53 — Valladolid wins by 25. Madrid also leads on frost days by 15.
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Cost of Living
Madrid averages $2,244/mo for balanced living; Valladolid has no cost baseline yet.
Madrid
$2,244monthly · balanced
Mobility
Madrid scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Madrid's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Valladolid's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Madrid scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Madrid scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no safety baseline.
Career
Madrid scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Madrid scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Madrid scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Madrid scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Madrid scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Valladolid has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Madrid averages 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Valladolid's 7.9 µg/m³ (good) — Valladolid breathes ~23% cleaner air (2.4 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.
Madrid (5.7M) and Valladolid (310K) are 18x in population — Madrid is the larger metro, Valladolid the smaller; on land area Madrid spans roughly 13x more ground.
Madrid is roughly 15x the scale of Valladolid
Combined population & area comparison
MadridValladolidCity Scale Rankings
Madrid5.7M18xValladolid310K1xMadrid680 km²13xValladolid54 km²1xMadrid
Valladolid
Who Thrives Here
Madrid is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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