Puerto Varas logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Valparaíso's 3 — Puerto Varas wins by 2. Valparaíso also leads on sunny days by 118.

Puerto Varas runs about $1,839/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Valparaíso's $1,670/mo — Valparaíso comes in $169 cheaper each month, roughly 10% less.

On mobility, Valparaíso scores 2.0 vs Puerto Varas's 1.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Puerto Varas still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Valparaíso's culture score of 3.1 sits well above Puerto Varas's 0.5, with the biggest gap on nightlife.

Puerto Varas's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Valparaíso's 3.7, with the biggest gap on forest access. Valparaíso still holds an edge on sea access.

Puerto Varas's safety score is ~1.6× Valparaíso's — in the middle of the scale, while Valparaíso lands below average, with the biggest gap on walking safety. Valparaíso still holds an edge on road safety.

Valparaíso's career score of 2.0 sits well above Puerto Varas's 1.7, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Puerto Varas and Valparaíso score neck-and-neck on social & community (2.8 vs 2.9, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Valparaíso scores 2.4 vs Puerto Varas's 1.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on vegan & vegetarian options.

On family, Valparaíso scores 1.9 vs Puerto Varas's 1.5 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on universities.

Puerto Varas and Valparaíso 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 Valparaíso's 17.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Valparaíso breathes ~6% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).

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