Brighton logs 0 frost days a year to Edinburgh's 20 — Brighton wins by 20. Brighton also leads on sunny days by 58.

Brighton runs about $2,752/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Edinburgh's $2,482/mo — Edinburgh comes in $270 cheaper each month, roughly 11% less.

On mobility, Edinburgh scores 2.8 vs Brighton's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Brighton still holds an edge on walkability.

Edinburgh's culture score of 4.0 sits well above Brighton's 3.6, with the biggest gap on history museums. Brighton still holds an edge on live music venues.

Brighton and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.2 vs 4.3, 0–5 scale).

Brighton's safety score of 3.9 sits well above Edinburgh's 3.4, with the biggest gap on walking safety.

Edinburgh's career score of 3.4 sits well above Brighton's 2.8, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Brighton and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.9 vs 3.8, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Edinburgh scores 3.6 vs Brighton's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability. Brighton still holds an edge on vegan & vegetarian options.

On family, Edinburgh scores 3.2 vs Brighton's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Brighton still holds an edge on playgrounds.

On healthcare, Brighton scores 3.4 vs Edinburgh's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality. Edinburgh still holds an edge on private healthcare quality.

Brighton averages 8.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Edinburgh's 6.8 µg/m³ (good) — Edinburgh breathes ~17% cleaner air (1.3 µg/m³ lower).

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