Valdivia logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Valparaíso's 3 — Valdivia wins by 2. Valparaíso also leads on sunny days by 77.

Valdivia runs about $1,680/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Valparaíso's $1,670/mo — Valparaíso comes in $10 cheaper each month, roughly 1% less.

On mobility, Valparaíso scores 2.0 vs Valdivia's 1.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Valdivia still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Valdivia and Valparaíso score neck-and-neck on culture (2.9 vs 3.1, 0–5 scale).

Valdivia's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Valparaíso's 3.7, with the biggest gap on forest access. Valparaíso still holds an edge on mountain access.

Valdivia's safety score is ~1.6× Valparaíso's — in the middle of the scale, while Valparaíso lands below average, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety. Valparaíso still holds an edge on flooding safety.

Valdivia's career score of 2.2 sits well above Valparaíso's 2.0, with the biggest gap on startup ecosystem.

Valparaíso's social & community score of 2.9 sits well above Valdivia's 2.6, with the biggest gap on expat-first community. Valdivia still holds an edge on local-first community.

On food & dining, Valparaíso scores 2.4 vs Valdivia's 1.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on vegan & vegetarian options.

On family, Valparaíso scores 1.9 vs Valdivia's 1.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on supermarkets. Valdivia still holds an edge on universities.

Valdivia and Valparaíso score neck-and-neck on healthcare (2.7 vs 2.7, 0–5 scale).

Valdivia averages 17.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Valparaíso's 17.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Valparaíso breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.6 µg/m³ lower).

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