Climate
Ajaccio logs 0 frost days a year to Lyon's 41 — Ajaccio wins by 41. Ajaccio also leads on hot days by 31.
Ajaccio
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Lyon
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Ajaccio has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lyon scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Ajaccio's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ajaccio has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Ajaccio averages 9.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Ajaccio breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Ajaccio (58K) and Lyon (1.2M) are 21x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Ajaccio the smaller; on land area Lyon spans roughly 12x more ground.
Lyon is roughly 16x the scale of Ajaccio
Combined population & area comparison
LyonAjaccioCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M21xAjaccio58K1xLyon256 km²12xAjaccio21 km²1xAjaccio
Lyon
Who Thrives Here
Ajaccio favours the sunshine lover, while Lyon suits the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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