Climate
Caldas da Rainha logs 248 sunny days a year to Lisbon's 252 — Lisbon wins by 4. Caldas da Rainha and Lisbon match on outdoor-dinner months (1 vs 1).
Caldas da Rainha
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Lisbon
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Cost of Living
Lisbon averages $2,075/mo for balanced living; Caldas da Rainha has no cost baseline yet.
Lisbon
$2,075monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lisbon scores 3.8 vs Caldas da Rainha's 3.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Caldas da Rainha still holds an edge on walkability.
Culture
Lisbon's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Caldas da Rainha's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lisbon scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lisbon scores 2.7 on safety (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no safety baseline.
Career
Lisbon scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lisbon scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lisbon scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lisbon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lisbon scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Caldas da Rainha has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Caldas da Rainha averages 8.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lisbon's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Caldas da Rainha breathes ~8% cleaner air (0.7 µg/m³ lower).
Caldas da Rainha
Lisbon
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Caldas da Rainha (27K) and Lisbon (2.0M) are 72x in population — Lisbon is the larger metro, Caldas da Rainha the smaller.
Lisbon is roughly 72x the scale of Caldas da Rainha
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LisbonCaldas da RainhaCity Scale Rankings
Lisbon2.0M72xCaldas da Rainha27K1xWho Thrives Here
Lisbon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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