Climate
Basel logs 12 hot days a year to Thun's 1 — Thun wins by 11. Basel also leads on frost days by 40.
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Cost of Living
Basel averages $5,127/mo for balanced living; Thun has no cost baseline yet.
Basel
$5,127monthly · balanced
Mobility
Basel scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Thun has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Basel's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Thun's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Basel scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Thun has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Basel scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Thun has no safety baseline.
Career
Basel scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Thun has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Basel scores 2.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Thun has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Basel scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Thun has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Basel scores 3.3 on family (0–5 scale); Thun has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Basel scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Thun has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Basel averages 9.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Thun's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Thun breathes ~2% cleaner air (0.2 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.
Basel (286K) and Thun (71K) are 4.0x in population — Basel is the larger metro, Thun the smaller; on land area Basel spans roughly 2.6x more ground.
Basel is roughly 3.2x the scale of Thun
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Basel is the stronger fit for the safety seeker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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