Climate
Taipei logs 105 hot days a year to Taitung's 23 — Taitung wins by 82. Taipei also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
Taipei
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Taitung
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Cost of Living
Taipei averages $1,490/mo for balanced living; Taitung has no cost baseline yet.
Taipei
$1,490monthly · balanced
Mobility
Taipei scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Taitung has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Taipei's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Taitung's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Taipei scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Taitung has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Taipei scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Taitung has no safety baseline.
Career
Taipei scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Taitung has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Taipei scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Taitung has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Taipei scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Taitung has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Taipei scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Taitung has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Taipei scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Taitung has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Taipei averages 14.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Taitung's 11.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Taitung breathes ~21% cleaner air (3.2 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.
Taipei (9.7M) and Taitung (68K) are 143x in population — Taipei is the larger metro, Taitung the smaller; on land area Taipei spans roughly 65x more ground.
Taipei is roughly 96x the scale of Taitung
Combined population & area comparison
TaipeiTaitungCity Scale Rankings
Taipei9.7M143xTaitung68K1xTaipei972 km²65xTaitung15 km²1xTaipei
Taitung
Who Thrives Here
Taipei favours the big city energy, while Taitung suits the eternal summer. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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