Guangzhou logs 0 frost days a year to Wuhan's 11 — Guangzhou wins by 11. Wuhan also leads on hot days by 47.

Guangzhou runs about $1,100/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Wuhan's $990/mo — Wuhan comes in $110 cheaper each month, roughly 11% less.

On mobility, Guangzhou scores 3.6 vs Wuhan's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity.

Guangzhou's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Wuhan's 3.1, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Guangzhou's nature & outdoors score of 3.8 sits well above Wuhan's 3.5, with the biggest gap on sea access. Wuhan still holds an edge on lakes & rivers.

Wuhan's safety score is ~1.2× Guangzhou's — in the upper band, while Guangzhou lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on property crime safety.

Guangzhou's career score of 3.4 sits well above Wuhan's 2.9, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Guangzhou's social & community score of 2.7 sits well above Wuhan's 2.3, with the biggest gap on multicultural mix.

On food & dining, Guangzhou scores 4.0 vs Wuhan's 3.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Guangzhou scores 3.4 vs Wuhan's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Guangzhou scores 2.7 vs Wuhan's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Guangzhou averages 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Wuhan's 41.2 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Guangzhou breathes ~29% cleaner air (12.0 µg/m³ lower).

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