Kumamoto logs 4 frost days a year to Nagoya's 35 — Kumamoto wins by 31. Kumamoto also leads on hot days by 33.

Nagoya averages $1,591/mo for balanced living; Kumamoto has no cost baseline yet.

Nagoya scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no mobility baseline.

Nagoya's culture score of 2.5 sits well above Kumamoto's 0.0.

Nagoya scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Nagoya scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no safety baseline.

Nagoya scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no career baseline.

Nagoya scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no social & community baseline.

Nagoya scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no food & dining baseline.

Nagoya scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no family baseline.

Nagoya scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kumamoto has no healthcare baseline.

Kumamoto averages 14.7 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Nagoya's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Nagoya breathes ~9% cleaner air (1.3 µg/m³ lower).

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