Cadiz logs 16 hot days a year to Marbella's 3 — Marbella wins by 13. Cadiz also leads on sunny days by 11.

Cadiz runs about $1,732/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Marbella's $2,349/mo — Cadiz comes in $617 cheaper each month, roughly 36% less.

On mobility, Cadiz scores 2.4 vs Marbella's 1.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Marbella still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Cadiz's culture score of 3.4 sits well above Marbella's 2.1, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Marbella's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Cadiz's 3.8, with the biggest gap on forest access.

Cadiz's safety score is ~1.3× Marbella's — in the upper band, while Marbella lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety. Marbella still holds an edge on flooding safety.

Cadiz's career score of 2.1 sits well above Marbella's 1.7, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Marbella's social & community score is ~1.2× Cadiz's — in the middle of the scale, while Cadiz lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on everyday english. Cadiz still holds an edge on expat integration experience.

Cadiz and Marbella score neck-and-neck on food & dining (2.6 vs 2.8, 0–5 scale).

On family, Marbella scores 3.1 vs Cadiz's 2.1 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Cadiz still holds an edge on universities.

On healthcare, Marbella scores 3.7 vs Cadiz's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Cadiz averages 11.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Marbella's 9.6 µg/m³ (good) — Marbella breathes ~16% cleaner air (1.8 µg/m³ lower).

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