Climate
London logs 111 sunny days a year to Plymouth's 143 — Plymouth wins by 32. London also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
London
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Plymouth
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Cost of Living
London averages $3,737/mo for balanced living; Plymouth has no cost baseline yet.
London
$3,737monthly · balanced
Mobility
London scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no mobility baseline.
Culture
London's culture score of 4.9 sits well above Plymouth's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
London scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
London scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no safety baseline.
Career
London scores 5.0 on career (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no career baseline.
Social & Community
London scores 4.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
London scores 5.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no food & dining baseline.
Family
London scores 4.6 on family (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no family baseline.
Healthcare
London scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Plymouth has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
London averages 8.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Plymouth's 8.1 µg/m³ (good) — Plymouth breathes ~7% cleaner air (0.6 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.
London (10.4M) and Plymouth (253K) are 41x in population — London is the larger metro, Plymouth the smaller; on land area London spans roughly 20x more ground.
London is roughly 29x the scale of Plymouth
Combined population & area comparison
LondonPlymouthCity Scale Rankings
London10.4M41xPlymouth253K1xLondon1,649 km²20xPlymouth82 km²1xLondon
Plymouth
Who Thrives Here
London is the stronger fit for the career builder. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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