Glasgow logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to London's 3 — London wins by 3. London also leads on frost days by 15.

Glasgow runs about $1,973/mo for a balanced lifestyle against London's $3,737/mo — Glasgow comes in $1,764 cheaper each month, roughly 89% less.

On mobility, London scores 4.0 vs Glasgow's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Glasgow still holds an edge on car efficiency.

London's culture score of 4.9 sits well above Glasgow's 3.9, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Glasgow and London score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.0 vs 3.8, 0–5 scale).

Glasgow and London score neck-and-neck on safety (2.5 vs 2.5, 0–5 scale).

London's career score of 5.0 sits well above Glasgow's 3.0, with the biggest gap on startup ecosystem.

Glasgow's social & community score of 4.2 sits well above London's 4.0, with the biggest gap on local-first community. London still holds an edge on expat-first community.

On food & dining, London scores 5.0 vs Glasgow's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, London scores 4.6 vs Glasgow's 3.3 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, London scores 3.4 vs Glasgow's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Glasgow averages 6.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus London's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Glasgow breathes ~24% cleaner air (2.1 µg/m³ lower).

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