Climate
Mumbai logs 220 hot days a year to Thiruvananthapuram's 94 — Thiruvananthapuram wins by 126. Mumbai also leads on sunny days by 27.
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Cost of Living
Mumbai averages $1,135/mo for balanced living; Thiruvananthapuram has no cost baseline yet.
Mumbai
$1,135monthly · balanced
Mobility
Mumbai scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Mumbai's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Thiruvananthapuram's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Mumbai scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Mumbai scores 1.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no safety baseline.
Career
Mumbai scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Mumbai scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Mumbai scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Mumbai scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Mumbai scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Thiruvananthapuram has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Mumbai averages 47.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Thiruvananthapuram's 26.4 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Thiruvananthapuram breathes ~44% cleaner air (20.9 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.
Mumbai (20.5M) and Thiruvananthapuram (3.2M) are 6.5x in population — Mumbai is the larger metro, Thiruvananthapuram the smaller; on land area Mumbai spans roughly 2.0x more ground.
Mumbai is roughly 3.6x the scale of Thiruvananthapuram
Combined population & area comparison
MumbaiThiruvananthapuramCity Scale Rankings
Mumbai20.5M6.5xThiruvananthapuram3.2M1xMumbai738 km²2.0xThiruvananthapuram361 km²1xMumbai
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Who Thrives Here
Mumbai is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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