Climate
Montes Claros logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to São Paulo's 2 — Montes Claros wins by 10. São Paulo also leads on hot days by 98.
Montes Claros
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
São Paulo
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
São Paulo averages $1,625/mo for balanced living; Montes Claros has no cost baseline yet.
São Paulo
$1,625monthly · balanced
Mobility
São Paulo scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no mobility baseline.
Culture
São Paulo's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Montes Claros's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
São Paulo scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
São Paulo scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no safety baseline.
Career
São Paulo scores 4.3 on career (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no career baseline.
Social & Community
São Paulo scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
São Paulo scores 4.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no food & dining baseline.
Family
São Paulo scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no family baseline.
Healthcare
São Paulo scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Montes Claros has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Montes Claros averages 9.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus São Paulo's 14.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Montes Claros breathes ~39% cleaner air (5.9 µg/m³ lower).
Montes Claros
São Paulo
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Montes Claros (375K) and São Paulo (19.5M) are 52x in population — São Paulo is the larger metro, Montes Claros the smaller; on land area São Paulo spans roughly 32x more ground.
São Paulo is roughly 41x the scale of Montes Claros
Combined population & area comparison
São PauloMontes ClarosCity Scale Rankings
São Paulo19.5M52xMontes Claros375K1xSão Paulo2,111 km²32xMontes Claros65 km²1xMontes Claros
São Paulo
Who Thrives Here
São Paulo is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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