Canberra logs 4 outdoor-dinner months a year to Hobart's 1 — Canberra wins by 3. Canberra also leads on sunny days by 69.

Canberra runs about $2,853/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Hobart's $2,242/mo — Hobart comes in $611 cheaper each month, roughly 27% less.

On mobility, Hobart scores 2.2 vs Canberra's 1.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Canberra still holds an edge on cycling infrastructure.

Canberra's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Hobart's 1.3, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Canberra and Hobart score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.7 vs 4.8, 0–5 scale).

Hobart's safety score of 5.0 sits well above Canberra's 4.3, with the biggest gap on property crime safety.

Canberra's career score of 3.2 sits well above Hobart's 2.1, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Canberra's social & community score of 3.2 sits well above Hobart's 3.0, with the biggest gap on expat-first community. Hobart still holds an edge on expat integration experience.

On food & dining, Canberra scores 2.8 vs Hobart's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Canberra scores 2.9 vs Hobart's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Canberra scores 3.0 vs Hobart's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.

Canberra averages 6.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Hobart's 5.5 µg/m³ (good) — Hobart breathes ~10% cleaner air (0.6 µg/m³ lower).

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