Stockholm logs 107 frost days a year to Uppsala's 126 — Stockholm wins by 19. Stockholm also leads on sunny days by 14.

Stockholm runs about $2,691/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Uppsala's $2,085/mo — Uppsala comes in $606 cheaper each month, roughly 29% less.

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

Stockholm's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Uppsala's 3.3, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Stockholm's nature & outdoors score of 4.7 sits well above Uppsala's 3.8, with the biggest gap on sea access.

Uppsala's safety score of 4.8 sits well above Stockholm's 4.3, with the biggest gap on walking safety. Stockholm still holds an edge on wildfire safety.

Stockholm's career score of 4.2 sits well above Uppsala's 2.7, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Stockholm and Uppsala score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.0 vs 3.0, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Stockholm scores 4.0 vs Uppsala's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Stockholm scores 4.0 vs Uppsala's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Uppsala still holds an edge on tennis/pickleball.

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

Stockholm averages 5.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Uppsala's 5.5 µg/m³ (good) — Stockholm breathes ~0% cleaner air (0.0 µg/m³ lower).

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