Atami logs 2 frost days a year to Osaka's 6 — Atami wins by 4. Atami also leads on hot days by 35.

Osaka averages $1,671/mo for balanced living; Atami has no cost baseline yet.

Osaka scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Atami has no mobility baseline.

Osaka's culture score of 4.0 sits well above Atami's 0.0.

Osaka scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Atami has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Osaka scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Atami has no safety baseline.

Osaka scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Atami has no career baseline.

Osaka scores 2.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Atami has no social & community baseline.

Osaka scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Atami has no food & dining baseline.

Osaka scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Atami has no family baseline.

Osaka scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Atami has no healthcare baseline.

Atami averages 11.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Osaka's 13.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Atami breathes ~20% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).

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