Climate
Medellín logs 174 sunny days a year to San Andrés's 277 — San Andrés wins by 103. Medellín also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 5.
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Cost of Living
Medellín averages $1,228/mo for balanced living; San Andrés has no cost baseline yet.
Medellín
$1,228monthly · balanced
Mobility
Medellín scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Medellín's culture score of 2.3 sits well above San Andrés's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Medellín scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Medellín scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no safety baseline.
Career
Medellín scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Medellín scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Medellín scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Medellín scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Medellín scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); San Andrés has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Medellín averages 19.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus San Andrés's 6.0 µg/m³ (good) — San Andrés breathes ~69% cleaner air (13.3 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 San Andrés (59K) are 54x in population — Medellín is the larger metro, San Andrés the smaller; on land area Medellín spans roughly 18x more ground.
Medellín is roughly 31x the scale of San Andrés
Combined population & area comparison
MedellínSan AndrésCity Scale Rankings
Medellín3.2M54xSan Andrés59K1xMedellín233 km²18xSan Andrés13 km²1xMedellín
San Andrés
Who Thrives Here
Medellín favours the escaping weather, while San Andrés suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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