Seattle logs 7 frost days a year to Stockholm's 107 — Seattle wins by 100. Seattle also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

Seattle runs about $4,312/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Stockholm's $2,691/mo — Stockholm comes in $1,621 cheaper each month, roughly 60% less.

On mobility, Stockholm scores 3.8 vs Seattle's 3.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Seattle still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Stockholm's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Seattle's 3.8, with the biggest gap on arts & culture. Seattle still holds an edge on live music venues.

Seattle and Stockholm score neck-and-neck on nature & outdoors (4.5 vs 4.7, 0–5 scale).

Stockholm's safety score is ~1.5× Seattle's — in the upper band, while Seattle lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety.

Seattle and Stockholm score neck-and-neck on career (4.2 vs 4.2, 0–5 scale).

Seattle's social & community score of 3.4 sits well above Stockholm's 3.0, with the biggest gap on admin english support. Stockholm still holds an edge on government immigration friendliness.

On food & dining, Seattle scores 4.6 vs Stockholm's 4.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on vegan & vegetarian options.

Seattle and Stockholm score neck-and-neck on family (4.0 vs 4.0, 0–5 scale).

On healthcare, Seattle scores 3.5 vs Stockholm's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality. Stockholm still holds an edge on public healthcare quality.

Seattle averages 6.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Stockholm's 5.5 µg/m³ (good) — Stockholm breathes ~14% cleaner air (0.9 µg/m³ lower).

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