Climate
Medellín logs 0 hot days a year to Santo Tomás's 333 — Medellín wins by 333. Santo Tomás also leads on sunny days by 63.
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Cost of Living
Medellín averages $1,228/mo for balanced living; Santo Tomás has no cost baseline yet.
Medellín
$1,228monthly · balanced
Mobility
Medellín scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Medellín's culture score of 3.1 sits well above Santo Tomás's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Medellín scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Medellín scores 1.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no safety baseline.
Career
Medellín scores 2.7 on career (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Medellín scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Medellín scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Medellín scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Medellín scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Santo Tomás has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Medellín averages 19.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Santo Tomás's 19.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Santo Tomás breathes ~2% cleaner air (0.3 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 Santo Tomás (29K) are 112x in population — Medellín is the larger metro, Santo Tomás the smaller.
Medellín is roughly 112x the scale of Santo Tomás
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MedellínSanto TomásCity Scale Rankings
Medellín3.2M112xSanto Tomás29K1xWho Thrives Here
Medellín favours the escaping weather, while Santo Tomás suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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