Climate
Bar-le-Duc logs 10 hot days a year to Lyon's 31 — Bar-le-Duc wins by 21. Lyon also leads on sunny days by 37.
Bar-le-Duc
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Bar-le-Duc has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Bar-le-Duc's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Bar-le-Duc's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Bar-le-Duc has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Bar-le-Duc averages 6.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Bar-le-Duc breathes ~38% cleaner air (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.
Bar-le-Duc (19K) and Lyon (1.2M) are 64x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Bar-le-Duc the smaller.
Lyon is roughly 64x the scale of Bar-le-Duc
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LyonBar-le-DucCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M64xBar-le-Duc19K1xWho Thrives Here
Lyon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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