Davao logs 181 sunny days a year to Dumaguete's 209 — Dumaguete wins by 28. Dumaguete also leads on hot days by 27.

Davao runs about $862/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Dumaguete's $772/mo — Dumaguete comes in $90 cheaper each month, roughly 12% less.

Davao and Dumaguete score neck-and-neck on mobility (1.6 vs 1.8, 0–5 scale).

Davao and Dumaguete score neck-and-neck on culture (0.6 vs 0.5, 0–5 scale).

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

Dumaguete's safety score of 3.0 sits well above Davao's 2.7, with the biggest gap on property crime safety.

Davao's career score of 2.1 sits well above Dumaguete's 1.9, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Davao and Dumaguete score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.2 vs 3.2, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Davao scores 1.6 vs Dumaguete's 1.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.

On family, Davao scores 1.9 vs Dumaguete's 1.1 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Davao scores 1.7 vs Dumaguete's 1.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Davao averages 20.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Dumaguete's 15.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Dumaguete breathes ~24% cleaner air (4.8 µg/m³ lower).

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