Puerto Varas logs 176 sunny days a year to Valdivia's 217 — Valdivia wins by 41. Puerto Varas and Valdivia match on outdoor-dinner months (5 vs 5).

Puerto Varas runs about $1,839/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Valdivia's $1,680/mo — Valdivia comes in $159 cheaper each month, roughly 9% less.

Puerto Varas and Valdivia score neck-and-neck on mobility (1.6 vs 1.6, 0–5 scale).

Valdivia's culture score of 2.9 sits well above Puerto Varas's 0.5, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Puerto Varas and Valdivia score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.2 vs 4.2, 0–5 scale).

Puerto Varas and Valdivia score neck-and-neck on safety (3.4 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

Valdivia's career score of 2.2 sits well above Puerto Varas's 1.7, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Puerto Varas's social & community score of 2.8 sits well above Valdivia's 2.6, with the biggest gap on expat-first community.

On food & dining, Valdivia scores 1.6 vs Puerto Varas's 1.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

Puerto Varas and Valdivia score neck-and-neck on family (1.5 vs 1.6, 0–5 scale).

Puerto Varas and Valdivia score neck-and-neck on healthcare (2.7 vs 2.7, 0–5 scale).

Puerto Varas averages 18.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Valdivia's 17.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Valdivia breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.6 µg/m³ lower).

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