Climate
Pukekohe East logs 189 sunny days a year to Wellington's 226 — Wellington wins by 37. Pukekohe East also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 5.
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Cost of Living
Wellington averages $2,666/mo for balanced living; Pukekohe East has no cost baseline yet.
Wellington
$2,666monthly · balanced
Mobility
Wellington scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Wellington's culture score of 2.6 sits well above Pukekohe East's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Wellington scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Wellington scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no safety baseline.
Career
Wellington scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Wellington scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Wellington scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Wellington scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Wellington scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Pukekohe East has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Pukekohe East averages 5.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Wellington's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Pukekohe East breathes ~12% cleaner air (0.8 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.
Pukekohe East (21K) and Wellington (154K) are 7.2x in population — Wellington is the larger metro, Pukekohe East the smaller.
Wellington is roughly 7.2x the scale of Pukekohe East
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
WellingtonPukekohe EastCity Scale Rankings
Wellington154K7.2xPukekohe East21K1xWho Thrives Here
Pukekohe East favours the eternal summer, while Wellington suits the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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