Climate
Novosibirsk logs 4 hot days a year to Orenburg's 45 — Novosibirsk wins by 41. Novosibirsk also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Cost of Living
Novosibirsk averages $1,322/mo for balanced living; Orenburg has no cost baseline yet.
Novosibirsk
$1,322monthly · balanced
Mobility
Novosibirsk scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Novosibirsk's culture score of 1.5 sits well above Orenburg's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Novosibirsk scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Novosibirsk scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no safety baseline.
Career
Novosibirsk scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Novosibirsk scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Novosibirsk scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Novosibirsk scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Novosibirsk scores 1.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Orenburg has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Novosibirsk averages 17.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Orenburg's 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) — Orenburg breathes ~42% cleaner air (7.4 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.
Novosibirsk (1.3M) and Orenburg (406K) are 3.3x in population — Novosibirsk is the larger metro, Orenburg the smaller; on land area Novosibirsk spans roughly 3.3x more ground.
Novosibirsk is roughly 3.3x the scale of Orenburg
Combined population & area comparison
NovosibirskOrenburgCity Scale Rankings
Novosibirsk1.3M3.3xOrenburg406K1xNovosibirsk281 km²3.3xOrenburg85 km²1xNovosibirsk
Orenburg
Who Thrives Here
Novosibirsk favours the budget-conscious, while Orenburg suits the clean air seeker.
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