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Nagaoka

Japan

vs
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Nagoya

Japan

Climate

Nagaoka logs 151 sunny days a year to Nagoya's 209 — Nagoya wins by 58. Nagoya also leads on frost days by 6.

NagaokaNagoya
Sunny days
151209
Hot days
6274
Frost days
4135
Rainy days
222130
Snow days
180
Outdoor dinner months
4/124/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9062,206
Darkest month sun
79 hrs/mo155 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.47.6

Nagaoka

Feels-like °C

-2
-1
6
13
19
26
31
33
26
16
9
0

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Nagoya

Feels-like °C

1
2
9
14
20
26
30
32
28
19
12
2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Nagoya averages $1,591/mo for balanced living; Nagaoka has no cost baseline yet.

Nagaoka

monthly · balanced

Nagoya

$1,591

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,250Comfort $2,166
Top 88%in Among 40 Asia cities

Mobility

Nagoya scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
NagaokaNagoya
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Nagoya's culture score of 2.5 sits well above Nagaoka's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.5/5
NagaokaNagoya
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Nagoya leads

Nature & Outdoors

Nagoya scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
NagaokaNagoya
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingSkiing

Safety

Nagoya scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
5.0/5
NagaokaNagoya
Earthquake

Career

Nagoya scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
NagaokaNagoya
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Nagoya scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
NagaokaNagoya
Urban EnergyGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Nagoya scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
NagaokaNagoya
Delivery

Family

Nagoya scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.2/5
NagaokaNagoya
UniversitiesAmenitiesPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

Nagoya scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Nagaoka has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
NagaokaNagoya
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Nagaoka averages 12.0 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Nagoya's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Nagaoka breathes ~11% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).

Nagaoka

Nagoya

12.0µg/m³
13.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Nagaoka (147K) and Nagoya (7.7M) are 53x in population — Nagoya is the larger metro, Nagaoka the smaller; on land area Nagoya spans roughly 45x more ground.

49x

Nagoya is roughly 49x the scale of Nagaoka

Combined population & area comparison

JP flagNagoya
49x
JP flagNagaoka
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.JP flagNagoya7.7M53x
2.JP flagNagaoka147K1x
Area
1.JP flagNagoya2,392 km²45x
2.JP flagNagaoka53 km²1x
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11 km11 km

JP flagNagaoka

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
72 km95 km

JP flagNagoya

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Nagaoka vs Nagoya

Which is cheaper, Nagaoka or Nagoya?
Nagoya has an estimated monthly cost of $1,591.
How does the climate compare between Nagaoka and Nagoya?
Sunny days: 151 vs 209 d — Nagoya higher Annual sunshine: 1,906 vs 2,206 hrs — Nagoya higher Winter sunshine: 79 vs 155 hrs/day — Nagoya higher Hot days (>30°C): 62 vs 74 d — Nagaoka lower Frost days: 41 vs 35 d — Nagoya lower Rainy days: 222 vs 130 d — Nagoya lower Snowy days: 18 vs 0 d — Nagoya lower
Is Nagaoka or Nagoya safer?
Nagoya has a safety score of 5.0/5.
Should I move to Nagaoka or Nagoya?
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