Brighton logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to London's 3 — London wins by 3. Brighton also leads on frost days by 18.

Brighton runs about $2,752/mo for a balanced lifestyle against London's $3,737/mo — Brighton comes in $985 cheaper each month, roughly 36% less.

On mobility, London scores 4.0 vs Brighton's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Brighton still holds an edge on motorbike/scooter efficiency.

London's culture score of 4.9 sits well above Brighton's 3.6, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Brighton's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above London's 3.8, with the biggest gap on sea access. London still holds an edge on green areas.

Brighton's safety score is ~1.6× London's — in the upper band, while London lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on walking safety. London still holds an edge on flooding safety.

London's career score of 5.0 sits well above Brighton's 2.8, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Brighton and London score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.9 vs 4.0, 0–5 scale).

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

On family, London scores 4.6 vs Brighton's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

Brighton and London score neck-and-neck on healthcare (3.4 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

Brighton averages 8.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus London's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Brighton breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).

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