Adelaide logs 1 outdoor-dinner months a year to Newcastle's 2 — Newcastle wins by 1. Newcastle also leads on sunny days by 16.

Adelaide runs about $2,547/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Newcastle's $2,375/mo — Newcastle comes in $172 cheaper each month, roughly 7% less.

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

Adelaide's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Newcastle's 2.0, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Adelaide's nature & outdoors score of 4.5 sits well above Newcastle's 4.2, with the biggest gap on mountain access. Newcastle still holds an edge on sea access.

Newcastle's safety score of 4.3 sits well above Adelaide's 3.9, with the biggest gap on walking safety. Adelaide still holds an edge on earthquake safety.

Adelaide's career score of 3.0 sits well above Newcastle's 2.4, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Adelaide and Newcastle score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.4 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Adelaide scores 3.4 vs Newcastle's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Adelaide scores 3.3 vs Newcastle's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on sport facilities.

On healthcare, Newcastle 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 Newcastle's 5.3 µg/m³ (good) — Newcastle breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.3 µg/m³ lower).

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