Taupo logs 159 sunny days a year to Wellington's 226 — Wellington wins by 67. Taupo also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 4.

Wellington averages $2,666/mo for balanced living; Taupo has no cost baseline yet.

Wellington scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Taupo has no mobility baseline.

Wellington's culture score of 2.6 sits well above Taupo's 0.0.

Wellington scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Taupo has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Wellington scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Taupo has no safety baseline.

Wellington scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Taupo has no career baseline.

Wellington scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Taupo has no social & community baseline.

Wellington scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Taupo has no food & dining baseline.

Wellington scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Taupo has no family baseline.

Wellington scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Taupo has no healthcare baseline.

Taupo averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Wellington's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Wellington breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.3 µg/m³ lower).

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