Belfast logs 4 frost days a year to London's 18 — Belfast wins by 14. London also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

Belfast runs about $1,917/mo for a balanced lifestyle against London's $3,737/mo — Belfast comes in $1,820 cheaper each month, roughly 95% less.

On mobility, London scores 4.0 vs Belfast's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Belfast still holds an edge on car efficiency.

London's culture score of 4.9 sits well above Belfast's 3.5, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Belfast and London score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (3.8 vs 3.8, 0–5 scale).

Belfast and London score neck-and-neck on safety (2.5 vs 2.5, 0–5 scale).

London's career score of 5.0 sits well above Belfast's 3.6, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

London's social & community score is ~1.2× Belfast's — in the upper band, while Belfast lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on multicultural mix.

On food & dining, London scores 5.0 vs Belfast's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, London scores 4.6 vs Belfast's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on tennis/pickleball.

On healthcare, London scores 3.4 vs Belfast's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Belfast averages 7.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus London's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Belfast breathes ~19% cleaner air (1.6 µg/m³ lower).

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