Show HN: WhyThere.life – Compare cities side-by-side to decide where to move

We posted a couple of months ago and you all seemed to like what we're putting together. Since then we've added a lot!

-Editorial articles -Explore cities by filter -Saved & Grouped comparisons -Many more data points and higher quality data

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quenzo 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

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daversa 15 hours ago | parent [-]

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.

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quenzo 15 hours ago | parent [-]

Cool!

Even though just the chance to 'like' or 'favourite' certain locations wouldn't need any moderation...

	▲	daversa 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		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.

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daversa 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I should mention, this is just my side project. If anyone is hiring for Senior/Lead/Staff Designer positions, I'm looking for work!

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alexovch 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		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.

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hyperhello a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Whatever color you pick, put the color around the city so your eyes don't have to jump around.

	▲	daversa a day ago \| parent [-]
		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!

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mvdwoord 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not sure where you are sourcing your data from but Munich is definitely not at 0 ft elevation.

	▲	daversa 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		We were getting slammed pretty hard and some of our db sources had to resort to fallbacks. If you visit the city page individually, this should update for you https://whythere.life/city/munich-upper-bavaria-germany

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daversa a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Looks like we're getting the hug of death! We're trying to rectify things on our end.

	▲	daversa a day ago \| parent [-]
		I think we're back (fingers crossed).

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calebelac 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is a cool idea, great work.

	▲	daversa 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks!