Bristol logs 100 sunny days a year to Edinburgh's 95 — Bristol wins by 5. Bristol also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.

Bristol runs about $2,388/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Edinburgh's $2,482/mo — Bristol comes in $94 cheaper each month, roughly 4% less.

On mobility, Bristol scores 3.2 vs Edinburgh's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Edinburgh still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Bristol and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on culture (3.9 vs 4.0, 0–5 scale).

Edinburgh's nature & outdoors score of 4.3 sits well above Bristol's 4.0, with the biggest gap on sea access. Bristol still holds an edge on forest access.

Bristol and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on safety (3.5 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

Bristol and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on career (3.6 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

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

Bristol and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on food & dining (3.6 vs 3.6, 0–5 scale).

Bristol and Edinburgh score neck-and-neck on family (3.1 vs 3.2, 0–5 scale).

On healthcare, Bristol 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.

Bristol averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Edinburgh's 6.8 µg/m³ (good) — Edinburgh breathes ~16% cleaner air (1.3 µg/m³ lower).

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