If I may add a few comments:
- The idea is awesome, I myself lived in 4 countries (and different regions) within the last 6 years, and such tool would be handy for me.
- As a frequent nomad I look at the economic and social factors rather than climate and culture to which I am flexible. Rainfall and snowfall rates give me no information on climate, however knowing that it rains in Israel only in winter time draws a different picture for me. And Google search gives quite lower numbers on Moscow average humidity 60% vs 76%. Adding Celcius (as you did with cm in rainfall) would be good. I am Euriopean and Forenheit confuse me.
- I think in cities comparison comfort score is the lead "index" but it needs to show the criterias included in this index.
- It would be cool if every city would have a short summary on climate, as it would give much more of an idea of the city comfort.
Hope this helps.
quenzo 2 days ago [-]
I'd like something more community-driven. It seems too business-driven for my liking...
With agents that can sponsor cities and I, as user, cannot provide any feedback.
Also, the weather diagrams are a bit too detailed. I'd favour something more easy to glance through.
daversa 2 days ago [-]
We would like to add more community focused elements but that introduces a massive layer of moderation whereas the current model is intended to "just show the data" and let people decide what it means to them.
We are playing around with the idea of designated "concierges" for a city or region.
quenzo 2 days ago [-]
Cool!
Even though just the chance to 'like' or 'favourite' certain locations wouldn't need any moderation...
daversa 2 days ago [-]
Right now you can save a comparison, but we definitely plan to add "favorite" cities down the line, potentially as part of a paid account.
We also want to develop the relocation aspect of the site more. You can see a rough outline of what we're planning here: https://whythere.life/move-pack.
This way you could feed a favorite city into an actual move. Eventually we want the move portion give you all the info you need for a move and even connect you with a local concierge to be your point of contact.
hyperhello 2 days ago [-]
Whatever color you pick, put the color around the city so your eyes don't have to jump around.
daversa 2 days ago [-]
Totally agree, we had that and I think it may have been stomped on by making the city titles clickable through to the city pages. Thanks for the heads-up!
daversa 2 days ago [-]
I should mention, this is just my side project. If anyone is hiring for Senior/Lead/Staff Designer positions, I'm looking for work!
alexovch 2 days ago [-]
Interesting idea. Comparing cities is usually scattered across a bunch of sites. What data sources are you using for things like cost of living and quality of life?
daversa 2 days ago [-]
There's a sources link below the comparison table that will give you all of that detail. Admittedly the U.S. has much better coverage right now, but we're always working to improve internationally.
mvdwoord 2 days ago [-]
Not sure where you are sourcing your data from but Munich is definitely not at 0 ft elevation.
Hope this helps.
Also, the weather diagrams are a bit too detailed. I'd favour something more easy to glance through.
We are playing around with the idea of designated "concierges" for a city or region.
Even though just the chance to 'like' or 'favourite' certain locations wouldn't need any moderation...
We also want to develop the relocation aspect of the site more. You can see a rough outline of what we're planning here: https://whythere.life/move-pack.
This way you could feed a favorite city into an actual move. Eventually we want the move portion give you all the info you need for a move and even connect you with a local concierge to be your point of contact.