Climate
Lisbon logs 1 outdoor-dinner months a year to Viana do Castelo's 6 — Viana do Castelo wins by 5. Lisbon also leads on sunny days by 24.
Lisbon
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Viana do Castelo
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Lisbon averages $2,075/mo for balanced living; Viana do Castelo has no cost baseline yet.
Lisbon
$2,075monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lisbon scores 3.4 vs Viana do Castelo's 1.1 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.
Culture
Lisbon's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Viana do Castelo's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lisbon scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lisbon scores 2.7 on safety (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no safety baseline.
Career
Lisbon scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lisbon scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lisbon scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lisbon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lisbon scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Viana do Castelo has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lisbon averages 8.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Viana do Castelo's 10.0 µg/m³ (moderate) — Lisbon breathes ~11% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).
Lisbon
Viana do Castelo
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Lisbon (2.0M) and Viana do Castelo (36K) are 55x in population — Lisbon is the larger metro, Viana do Castelo the smaller.
Lisbon is roughly 55x the scale of Viana do Castelo
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LisbonViana do CasteloCity Scale Rankings
Lisbon2.0M55xViana do Castelo36K1xWho Thrives Here
Lisbon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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