Climate
Hiroshima logs 36 frost days a year to Tokyo's 20 — Tokyo wins by 16. Hiroshima also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Cost of Living
Tokyo averages $2,157/mo for balanced living; Hiroshima has no cost baseline yet.
Tokyo
$2,157monthly · balanced
Mobility
Tokyo scores 4.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Tokyo's culture score of 3.2 sits well above Hiroshima's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Tokyo scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Tokyo scores 4.7 on safety (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no safety baseline.
Career
Tokyo scores 4.4 on career (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Tokyo scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Tokyo scores 4.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Tokyo scores 4.0 on family (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Tokyo scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Hiroshima has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Hiroshima averages 13.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Tokyo's 14.5 µg/m³ (moderate) — Hiroshima breathes ~10% cleaner air (1.4 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.
Hiroshima (1.2M) and Tokyo (33.2M) are 29x in population — Tokyo is the larger metro, Hiroshima the smaller; on land area Tokyo spans roughly 15x more ground.
Tokyo is roughly 21x the scale of Hiroshima
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Tokyo is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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