Climate
Medellín logs 0 hot days a year to Puerto Boyacá's 361 — Medellín wins by 361. Puerto Boyacá also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 7.
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Cost of Living
Medellín averages $1,228/mo for balanced living; Puerto Boyacá has no cost baseline yet.
Medellín
$1,228monthly · balanced
Mobility
Medellín scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Medellín's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Puerto Boyacá's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Medellín scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Medellín scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no safety baseline.
Career
Medellín scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Medellín scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Medellín scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Medellín scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Medellín scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Puerto Boyacá has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Medellín averages 19.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Puerto Boyacá's 16.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Puerto Boyacá breathes ~15% cleaner air (2.9 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.
Medellín (3.2M) and Puerto Boyacá (27K) are 118x in population — Medellín is the larger metro, Puerto Boyacá the smaller.
Medellín is roughly 118x the scale of Puerto Boyacá
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MedellínPuerto BoyacáCity Scale Rankings
Medellín3.2M118xPuerto Boyacá27K1xWho Thrives Here
Medellín favours the escaping weather, while Puerto Boyacá suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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