| Periphery | Center |
| GC surroundings unsafe both day and night | GC surroundings unsafe at night |
| Transportation-access expectations are low | Transportation-access expectations are high |
| Automobile-dependency | Flexibility |
| The public transportation is not effective (shuttle buses are provided instead) | The public transportation is effective |
| Unregistered taxi use | Commercial taxi use |
| Transportation to necessary places with vehicle | Many places are within walking distance |
| Dependence on GC’s facilities | Amenities offered by city |
| Common spaces within GC are large | Common spaces within GCs are small |
| Activity and amenity areas within GC are rich | Activity and amenity areas within GC is limited |
| Recently built environment without urban character | Environment that has urban fabric and urban vitality |
| Abundance of green space | Lack of green space |
| Detached and isolated from city life | Integrated into urban life |
| Limited social life associated with the city centers | Social life associated with city is available |
| Low land value | High land value |
| Fresh air | Polluted air |
| High level of social and spatial segregation from the environs | Low level of social and spatial segregation from the environs |
| High tension between insiders and outsiders | The tension between insiders and outsiders is low |
| New developing area | Dense built environment |