Climate
Parnaíba logs 331 hot days a year to São Paulo's 42 — São Paulo wins by 289. Parnaíba also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Parnaíba
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São Paulo
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Cost of Living
São Paulo averages $1,625/mo for balanced living; Parnaíba has no cost baseline yet.
São Paulo
$1,625monthly · balanced
Mobility
São Paulo scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no mobility baseline.
Culture
São Paulo's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Parnaíba's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
São Paulo scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
São Paulo scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no safety baseline.
Career
São Paulo scores 4.3 on career (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no career baseline.
Social & Community
São Paulo scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
São Paulo scores 4.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no food & dining baseline.
Family
São Paulo scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no family baseline.
Healthcare
São Paulo scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Parnaíba has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Parnaíba averages 7.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus São Paulo's 14.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Parnaíba breathes ~50% cleaner air (7.5 µg/m³ lower).
Parnaíba
São Paulo
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Parnaíba (138K) and São Paulo (19.5M) are 142x in population — São Paulo is the larger metro, Parnaíba the smaller; on land area São Paulo spans roughly 73x more ground.
São Paulo is roughly 102x the scale of Parnaíba
Combined population & area comparison
São PauloParnaíbaCity Scale Rankings
São Paulo19.5M142xParnaíba138K1xSão Paulo2,111 km²73xParnaíba29 km²1xParnaíba
São Paulo
Who Thrives Here
São Paulo is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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