Aveiro logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lisbon's 1 — Aveiro wins by 4. Lisbon also leads on sunny days by 9.

Aveiro runs about $1,502/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Lisbon's $2,075/mo — Aveiro comes in $573 cheaper each month, roughly 38% less.

On mobility, Lisbon scores 3.4 vs Aveiro's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Aveiro still holds an edge on cycling infrastructure.

Lisbon's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Aveiro's 1.9, with the biggest gap on nightlife.

Lisbon's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Aveiro's 3.8, with the biggest gap on forest access. Aveiro still holds an edge on lakes & rivers.

Aveiro's safety score is ~1.4× Lisbon's — in the upper band, while Lisbon lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety. Lisbon still holds an edge on flooding safety.

Lisbon's career score of 3.3 sits well above Aveiro's 2.3, with the biggest gap on coworking infrastructure.

Lisbon's social & community score is ~1.3× Aveiro's — in the upper band, while Aveiro lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on urban energy.

On food & dining, Lisbon scores 3.4 vs Aveiro's 1.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Lisbon scores 3.1 vs Aveiro's 1.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Lisbon scores 3.7 vs Aveiro's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Aveiro averages 10.2 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Lisbon's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Lisbon breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).

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