Climate
Nagoya logs 74 hot days a year to Ōyama's 1 — Ōyama wins by 73. Ōyama also leads on sunny days by 2.
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Cost of Living
Nagoya averages $1,591/mo for balanced living; Ōyama has no cost baseline yet.
Nagoya
$1,591monthly · balanced
Mobility
Nagoya scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Nagoya's culture score of 2.5 sits well above Ōyama's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Nagoya scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Nagoya scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no safety baseline.
Career
Nagoya scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Nagoya scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Nagoya scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Nagoya scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Nagoya scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ōyama has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Nagoya averages 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Ōyama's 11.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Ōyama breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.8 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 Ōyama (22K) are 355x in population — Nagoya is the larger metro, Ōyama the smaller.
Nagoya is roughly 355x the scale of Ōyama
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
City Scale Rankings
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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