Climate
León logs 39 frost days a year to Madrid's 20 — Madrid wins by 19. León also leads on hot days by 39.
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Madrid
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Cost of Living
Madrid averages $2,244/mo for balanced living; León has no cost baseline yet.
Madrid
$2,244monthly · balanced
Mobility
Madrid scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); León has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Madrid's culture score of 4.2 sits well above León's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Madrid scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); León has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Madrid scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); León has no safety baseline.
Career
Madrid scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); León has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Madrid scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); León has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Madrid scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); León has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Madrid scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); León has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Madrid scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); León has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
León averages 7.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Madrid's 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — León breathes ~29% cleaner air (3.0 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.
León (146K) and Madrid (5.7M) are 39x in population — Madrid is the larger metro, León the smaller; on land area Madrid spans roughly 28x more ground.
Madrid is roughly 33x the scale of León
Combined population & area comparison
MadridLeónCity Scale Rankings
Madrid5.7M39xLeón146K1xMadrid680 km²28xLeón24 km²1xLeón
Madrid
Who Thrives Here
Madrid is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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