Osaka logs 75 hot days a year to Sendai's 25 — Sendai wins by 50. Osaka also leads on frost days by 69.

Osaka averages $1,671/mo for balanced living; Sendai has no cost baseline yet.

Osaka scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Sendai has no mobility baseline.

Osaka's culture score of 4.0 sits well above Sendai's 0.0.

Osaka scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Sendai has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Osaka scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Sendai has no safety baseline.

Osaka scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Sendai has no career baseline.

Osaka scores 2.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Sendai has no social & community baseline.

Osaka scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Sendai has no food & dining baseline.

Osaka scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Sendai has no family baseline.

Osaka scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Sendai has no healthcare baseline.

Osaka averages 13.9 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Sendai's 11.0 µg/m³ (moderate) — Sendai breathes ~20% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).

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