Calgary logs 8 hot days a year to Québec's 4 — Québec wins by 4. Québec also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

Calgary runs about $2,741/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Québec's $1,990/mo — Québec comes in $751 cheaper each month, roughly 38% less.

On mobility, Québec scores 2.8 vs Calgary's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability.

Québec's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Calgary's 2.2, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Calgary and Québec score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.2 vs 4.0, 0–5 scale).

Québec's safety score is ~1.2× Calgary's — near the top of our scale, while Calgary lands in the upper band, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety. Calgary still holds an edge on earthquake safety.

Calgary's career score of 2.9 sits well above Québec's 2.7, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Calgary's social & community score is ~1.5× Québec's — in the middle of the scale, while Québec lands below average, with the biggest gap on everyday english. Québec still holds an edge on urban energy.

On food & dining, Calgary scores 3.2 vs Québec's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Calgary scores 3.2 vs Québec's 2.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

Calgary and Québec score neck-and-neck on healthcare (2.0 vs 2.0, 0–5 scale).

Calgary averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Québec's 6.9 µg/m³ (good) — Québec breathes ~14% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).

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