Batumi logs 2 frost days a year to Tbilisi's 93 — Batumi wins by 91. Batumi also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.

Batumi runs about $979/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Tbilisi's $1,063/mo — Batumi comes in $84 cheaper each month, roughly 9% less.

On mobility, Tbilisi scores 2.4 vs Batumi's 1.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Batumi still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Tbilisi's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Batumi's 1.2, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Batumi's nature & outdoors score of 4.3 sits well above Tbilisi's 3.5, with the biggest gap on sea access. Tbilisi still holds an edge on skiing & snowboarding.

Batumi's safety score of 2.2 sits well above Tbilisi's 2.0, with the biggest gap on earthquake safety.

Tbilisi's career score of 2.1 sits well above Batumi's 1.6, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Batumi and Tbilisi score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.2 vs 3.2, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Batumi scores 2.2 vs Tbilisi's 1.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability. Tbilisi still holds an edge on food delivery.

Batumi and Tbilisi score neck-and-neck on family (1.6 vs 1.8, 0–5 scale).

On healthcare, Batumi scores 2.0 vs Tbilisi's 1.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.

Batumi averages 17.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Tbilisi's 16.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Tbilisi breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.8 µg/m³ lower).

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