Climate
Punta Arenas logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Valparaíso's 3 — Valparaíso wins by 3. Valparaíso also leads on sunny days by 183.
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Valparaíso
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Cost of Living
Valparaíso averages $1,670/mo for balanced living; Punta Arenas has no cost baseline yet.
Valparaíso
$1,670monthly · balanced
Mobility
Valparaíso scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Valparaíso's culture score of 3.1 sits well above Punta Arenas's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Valparaíso scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Valparaíso scores 2.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no safety baseline.
Career
Valparaíso scores 2.0 on career (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Valparaíso scores 2.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Valparaíso scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Valparaíso scores 1.9 on family (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Valparaíso scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Punta Arenas has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Punta Arenas averages 11.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Valparaíso's 17.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Punta Arenas breathes ~33% cleaner air (5.6 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.
Punta Arenas (112K) and Valparaíso (838K) are 7.5x in population — Valparaíso is the larger metro, Punta Arenas the smaller; on land area Valparaíso spans roughly 4.9x more ground.
Valparaíso is roughly 6.1x the scale of Punta Arenas
Combined population & area comparison
ValparaísoPunta ArenasCity Scale Rankings
Valparaíso838K7.5xPunta Arenas112K1xValparaíso152 km²4.9xPunta Arenas31 km²1xPunta Arenas
Valparaíso
Who Thrives Here
Valparaíso is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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