Adelaide logs 0 frost days a year to Canberra's 30 — Adelaide wins by 30. Canberra also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.

Adelaide runs about $2,547/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Canberra's $2,853/mo — Adelaide comes in $306 cheaper each month, roughly 12% less.

On mobility, Adelaide scores 2.6 vs Canberra's 1.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability.

Adelaide's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Canberra's 2.3, with the biggest gap on live music venues. Canberra still holds an edge on arts & culture.

Adelaide and Canberra score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.5 vs 4.7, 0–5 scale).

Canberra's safety score of 4.3 sits well above Adelaide's 3.9, with the biggest gap on walking safety.

Canberra's career score of 3.2 sits well above Adelaide's 3.0.

Adelaide's social & community score of 3.4 sits well above Canberra's 3.2, with the biggest gap on multicultural mix. Canberra still holds an edge on government immigration friendliness.

On food & dining, Adelaide scores 3.4 vs Canberra's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Adelaide scores 3.3 vs Canberra's 2.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on yoga studios. Canberra still holds an edge on gym/fitness quality.

On healthcare, Canberra scores 3.0 vs Adelaide's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.

Adelaide averages 5.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Canberra's 6.1 µg/m³ (good) — Adelaide breathes ~8% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).

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