Porto logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Setúbal's 1 — Porto wins by 6. Setúbal also leads on hot days by 7.

Porto runs about $1,759/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Setúbal's $1,401/mo — Setúbal comes in $358 cheaper each month, roughly 26% less.

On mobility, Porto scores 2.8 vs Setúbal's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Setúbal still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Porto's culture score of 3.3 sits well above Setúbal's 1.2, with the biggest gap on theatre & performing arts.

Setúbal's nature & outdoors score of 4.2 sits well above Porto's 3.5, with the biggest gap on hiking.

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

Porto's career score of 2.9 sits well above Setúbal's 1.9, with the biggest gap on coworking infrastructure.

Porto's social & community score of 3.4 sits well above Setúbal's 3.1, with the biggest gap on everyday english. Setúbal still holds an edge on government immigration friendliness.

On food & dining, Porto scores 2.6 vs Setúbal's 1.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Porto scores 2.4 vs Setúbal's 2.1 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Setúbal still holds an edge on playgrounds.

On healthcare, Setúbal scores 3.4 vs Porto's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality. Porto still holds an edge on private healthcare quality.

Porto averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Setúbal's 8.4 µg/m³ (good) — Setúbal breathes ~22% cleaner air (2.3 µg/m³ lower).

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