Climate
Madrid logs 78 hot days a year to Gasteiz / Vitoria's 18 — Gasteiz / Vitoria wins by 60. Madrid also leads on sunny days by 67.
Madrid
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Gasteiz / Vitoria
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Cost of Living
Madrid averages $2,244/mo for balanced living; Gasteiz / Vitoria has no cost baseline yet.
Madrid
$2,244monthly · balanced
Mobility
Madrid scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Madrid's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Gasteiz / Vitoria's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Madrid scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Madrid scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no safety baseline.
Career
Madrid scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Madrid scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Madrid scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Madrid scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Madrid scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Gasteiz / Vitoria has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Madrid averages 10.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Gasteiz / Vitoria's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Gasteiz / Vitoria breathes ~14% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).
Madrid
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Madrid (5.7M) and Gasteiz / Vitoria (252K) are 23x in population — Madrid is the larger metro, Gasteiz / Vitoria the smaller; on land area Madrid spans roughly 16x more ground.
Madrid is roughly 19x the scale of Gasteiz / Vitoria
Combined population & area comparison
MadridGasteiz / VitoriaCity Scale Rankings
Madrid5.7M23xGasteiz / Vitoria252K1xMadrid680 km²16xGasteiz / Vitoria42 km²1xMadrid
Gasteiz / Vitoria
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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