Climate
Nagoya logs 74 hot days a year to Niigata's 15 — Niigata wins by 59. Nagoya also leads on sunny days by 50.
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Cost of Living
Nagoya averages $1,591/mo for balanced living; Niigata has no cost baseline yet.
Nagoya
$1,591monthly · balanced
Mobility
Nagoya scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Niigata has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Nagoya's culture score of 2.5 sits well above Niigata's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Nagoya scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Niigata has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Nagoya scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Niigata has no safety baseline.
Career
Nagoya scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Niigata has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Nagoya scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Niigata has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Nagoya scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Niigata has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Nagoya scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Niigata has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Nagoya scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Niigata has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Nagoya averages 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Niigata's 11.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Niigata breathes ~11% cleaner air (1.5 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.
Nagoya (7.7M) and Niigata (438K) are 18x in population — Nagoya is the larger metro, Niigata the smaller; on land area Nagoya spans roughly 16x more ground.
Nagoya is roughly 17x the scale of Niigata
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Nagoya is the stronger fit for the safety seeker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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