Climate
České Budějovice logs 8 hot days a year to Prague's 12 — České Budějovice wins by 4. Prague also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
České Budějovice
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Prague
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Cost of Living
Prague averages $2,120/mo for balanced living; České Budějovice has no cost baseline yet.
Prague
$2,120monthly · balanced
Mobility
Prague scores 3.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Prague's culture score of 3.9 sits well above České Budějovice's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Prague scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Prague scores 2.9 on safety (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no safety baseline.
Career
Prague scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Prague scores 2.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Prague scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Prague scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Prague scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); České Budějovice has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
České Budějovice averages 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Prague's 13.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — České Budějovice breathes ~24% cleaner air (3.3 µg/m³ lower).
České Budějovice
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
České Budějovice (84K) and Prague (1.2M) are 14x in population — Prague is the larger metro, České Budějovice the smaller; on land area Prague spans roughly 10x more ground.
Prague is roughly 12x the scale of České Budějovice
Combined population & area comparison
PragueČeské BudějoviceCity Scale Rankings
Prague1.2M14xČeské Budějovice84K1xPrague263 km²10xČeské Budějovice26 km²1xČeské Budějovice
Prague
Who Thrives Here
Prague is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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