Edmonton logs 185 frost days a year to Victoria's 3 — Victoria wins by 182. Edmonton also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

Edmonton runs about $2,448/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Victoria's $2,769/mo — Edmonton comes in $321 cheaper each month, roughly 13% less.

On mobility, Victoria scores 3.0 vs Edmonton's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Edmonton still holds an edge on airport accessibility.

Edmonton and Victoria score neck-and-neck on culture (3.5 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

Victoria's nature & outdoors score of 4.7 sits well above Edmonton's 4.0, with the biggest gap on sea access. Edmonton still holds an edge on forest access.

Victoria's safety score is ~1.5× Edmonton's — in the upper band, while Edmonton lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on property crime safety. Edmonton still holds an edge on earthquake safety.

Edmonton's career score of 3.1 sits well above Victoria's 2.3, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Edmonton's social & community score of 3.6 sits well above Victoria's 3.2, with the biggest gap on local-first community. Victoria still holds an edge on street atmosphere.

Edmonton and Victoria score neck-and-neck on food & dining (3.2 vs 3.4, 0–5 scale).

On family, Edmonton scores 3.3 vs Victoria's 2.9 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Victoria still holds an edge on playgrounds.

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

Edmonton averages 8.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Victoria's 5.2 µg/m³ (good) — Victoria breathes ~35% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).

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