Climate
São Luís logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to São Paulo's 2 — São Paulo wins by 2. São Luís also leads on hot days by 27.
São Luís
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
São Paulo
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
São Paulo averages $1,625/mo for balanced living; São Luís has no cost baseline yet.
São Paulo
$1,625monthly · balanced
Mobility
São Paulo scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); São Luís has no mobility baseline.
Culture
São Paulo's culture score of 4.1 sits well above São Luís's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
São Paulo scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); São Luís has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
São Paulo scores 0.9 on safety (0–5 scale); São Luís has no safety baseline.
Career
São Paulo scores 4.3 on career (0–5 scale); São Luís has no career baseline.
Social & Community
São Paulo scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); São Luís has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
São Paulo scores 4.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); São Luís has no food & dining baseline.
Family
São Paulo scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); São Luís has no family baseline.
Healthcare
São Paulo scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); São Luís has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
São Luís averages 11.7 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus São Paulo's 14.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — São Luís breathes ~21% cleaner air (3.2 µg/m³ lower).
São Luís
São Paulo
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
São Luís (1.3M) and São Paulo (19.5M) are 15x in population — São Paulo is the larger metro, São Luís the smaller; on land area São Paulo spans roughly 8.7x more ground.
São Paulo is roughly 12x the scale of São Luís
Combined population & area comparison
São PauloSão LuísCity Scale Rankings
São Paulo19.5M15xSão Luís1.3M1xSão Paulo2,111 km²8.7xSão Luís242 km²1xSão Luís
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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