FR flag
Béziers

France

vs
FR flag
Marseille

France

Climate

Béziers logs 6 hot days a year to Marseille's 2 — Marseille wins by 4. Marseille also leads on sunny days by 35.

BéziersMarseille
Sunny days
233268
Hot days
62
Frost days
00
Rainy days
9777
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
4.3 m/s4.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,6302,914
Darkest month sun
119 hrs/mo138 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.18.1

Béziers

Feels-like °C

-1
4
7
12
17
23
27
26
21
14
8
3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Marseille

Feels-like °C

2
5
9
13
20
26
29
28
23
15
8
2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Marseille averages $2,219/mo for balanced living; Béziers has no cost baseline yet.

Béziers

monthly · balanced

Marseille

$2,219

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,700Comfort $3,457
Top 65%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

On mobility, Marseille scores 3.2 vs Béziers's 1.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.

1.7/5
vs
3.2/5
BéziersMarseille
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport
Marseille leads

Culture

Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Béziers's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.8/5
BéziersMarseille
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Marseille leads

Nature & Outdoors

Marseille scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Béziers has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.3/5
BéziersMarseille
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingSkiingClimbing

Safety

Marseille scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Béziers has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
1.8/5
BéziersMarseille
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfireFlooding

Career

Marseille scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Béziers has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
BéziersMarseille
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Marseille scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Béziers has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
BéziersMarseille
Expat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Marseille scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Béziers has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
BéziersMarseille
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Marseille scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Béziers has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
BéziersMarseille
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Marseille scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Béziers has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.0/5
BéziersMarseille
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Béziers averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Marseille's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Béziers breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).

Béziers

Marseille

8.1µg/m³
9.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Béziers (69K) and Marseille (912K) are 13x in population — Marseille is the larger metro, Béziers the smaller; on land area Marseille spans roughly 7.7x more ground.

10x

Marseille is roughly 10x the scale of Béziers

Combined population & area comparison

FR flagMarseille
10x
FR flagBéziers
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.FR flagMarseille912K13x
2.FR flagBéziers69K1x
Area
1.FR flagMarseille185 km²7.7x
2.FR flagBéziers24 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.9 km6.1 km

FR flagBéziers

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km19 km

FR flagMarseille

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Béziers vs Marseille

Which is cheaper, Béziers or Marseille?
Marseille has an estimated monthly cost of $2,219.
How does the climate compare between Béziers and Marseille?
Sunny days: 233 vs 268 d — Marseille higher Annual sunshine: 2,630 vs 2,914 hrs — Marseille higher Winter sunshine: 119 vs 138 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 6 vs 2 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 97 vs 77 d — Marseille lower
Is Béziers or Marseille safer?
Marseille has a safety score of 1.8/5.
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