Lisbon logs 0 hot days a year to Setúbal's 2 — Lisbon wins by 2. Setúbal also leads on sunny days by 12.

Lisbon runs about $2,075/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Setúbal's $1,401/mo — Setúbal comes in $674 cheaper each month, roughly 48% less.

On mobility, Lisbon scores 3.4 vs Setúbal's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Setúbal still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Lisbon's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Setúbal's 1.2, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Lisbon and Setúbal score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.2 vs 4.2, 0–5 scale).

Setúbal's safety score is ~1.3× Lisbon's — in the upper band, while Lisbon lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on road safety. Lisbon still holds an edge on earthquake safety.

Lisbon's career score of 3.3 sits well above Setúbal's 1.9, with the biggest gap on coworking infrastructure.

Lisbon's social & community score of 3.6 sits well above Setúbal's 3.1, with the biggest gap on urban energy. Setúbal still holds an edge on government immigration friendliness.

On food & dining, Lisbon scores 3.4 vs Setúbal's 1.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on vegan & vegetarian options.

On family, Lisbon scores 3.1 vs Setúbal's 2.1 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Lisbon scores 3.7 vs Setúbal's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality. Setúbal still holds an edge on public healthcare quality.

Lisbon averages 8.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Setúbal's 8.4 µg/m³ (good) — Setúbal breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).

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