Climate
Arlon logs 54 frost days a year to Brussels's 26 — Brussels wins by 28. Brussels also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Cost of Living
Brussels averages $2,824/mo for balanced living; Arlon has no cost baseline yet.
Brussels
$2,824monthly · balanced
Mobility
Brussels scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Arlon has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Brussels's culture score of 4.0 sits well above Arlon's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Brussels scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Arlon has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Brussels scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Arlon has no safety baseline.
Career
Brussels scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Arlon has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Brussels scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Arlon has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Brussels scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Arlon has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Brussels scores 3.3 on family (0–5 scale); Arlon has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Brussels scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Arlon has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Arlon averages 6.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Brussels's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Arlon breathes ~32% cleaner air (3.0 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Arlon (26K) and Brussels (1.5M) are 56x in population — Brussels is the larger metro, Arlon the smaller.
Brussels is roughly 56x the scale of Arlon
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
City Scale Rankings
Who Thrives Here
Brussels is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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