Climate
Talca logs 6 outdoor-dinner months a year to Valparaíso's 3 — Talca wins by 3. Valparaíso also leads on sunny days by 24.
Talca
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Valparaíso
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Cost of Living
Valparaíso averages $1,670/mo for balanced living; Talca has no cost baseline yet.
Valparaíso
$1,670monthly · balanced
Mobility
Valparaíso scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Talca has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Valparaíso's culture score of 3.1 sits well above Talca's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Valparaíso scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Talca has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Valparaíso scores 2.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Talca has no safety baseline.
Career
Valparaíso scores 2.0 on career (0–5 scale); Talca has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Valparaíso scores 2.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Talca has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Valparaíso scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Talca has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Valparaíso scores 1.9 on family (0–5 scale); Talca has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Valparaíso scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Talca has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Talca averages 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Valparaíso's 17.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Valparaíso breathes ~25% cleaner air (5.5 µg/m³ lower).
Talca
Valparaíso
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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.
Talca (271K) and Valparaíso (838K) are 3.1x in population — Valparaíso is the larger metro, Talca the smaller; on land area Valparaíso spans roughly 3.5x more ground.
Valparaíso is roughly 3.3x the scale of Talca
Combined population & area comparison
ValparaísoTalcaCity Scale Rankings
Valparaíso838K3.1xTalca271K1xValparaíso152 km²3.5xTalca44 km²1xTalca
Valparaíso
Who Thrives Here
Valparaíso is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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