Brisbane logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Perth's 2 — Brisbane wins by 5. Brisbane also leads on hot days by 8.

Brisbane runs about $2,820/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Perth's $2,737/mo — Perth comes in $83 cheaper each month, roughly 3% less.

On mobility, Brisbane scores 2.4 vs Perth's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Perth still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Perth's culture score of 3.3 sits well above Brisbane's 2.4. Brisbane still holds an edge on theatre & performing arts.

Perth's nature & outdoors score of 4.5 sits well above Brisbane's 4.0, with the biggest gap on green areas. Brisbane still holds an edge on mountain access.

Perth's safety score of 4.3 sits well above Brisbane's 3.6, with the biggest gap on flooding safety.

Brisbane's career score of 3.7 sits well above Perth's 3.1, with the biggest gap on startup ecosystem.

Brisbane's social & community score is ~1.2× Perth's — in the upper band, while Perth lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on expat-first community.

On food & dining, Brisbane scores 3.6 vs Perth's 3.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.

On family, Brisbane scores 3.5 vs Perth's 3.3 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on gym/fitness quality.

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

Brisbane averages 5.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Perth's 5.9 µg/m³ (good) — Brisbane breathes ~11% cleaner air (0.7 µg/m³ lower).

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