Climate
Dubbo logs 65 hot days a year to Melbourne's 19 — Melbourne wins by 46. Dubbo also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Dubbo
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Melbourne
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Cost of Living
Melbourne averages $2,754/mo for balanced living; Dubbo has no cost baseline yet.
Melbourne
$2,754monthly · balanced
Mobility
Melbourne scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Melbourne's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Dubbo's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Melbourne scores 4.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Melbourne scores 3.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no safety baseline.
Career
Melbourne scores 4.2 on career (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Melbourne scores 4.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Melbourne scores 5.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Melbourne scores 4.1 on family (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Melbourne scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Dubbo has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Dubbo averages 5.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Melbourne's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Dubbo breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.3 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Dubbo (44K) and Melbourne (4.0M) are 92x in population — Melbourne is the larger metro, Dubbo the smaller.
Melbourne is roughly 92x the scale of Dubbo
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MelbourneDubboCity Scale Rankings
Melbourne4.0M92xDubbo44K1xWho Thrives Here
Dubbo favours the sunshine lover, while Melbourne suits the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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