Climate
Calgary logs 8 hot days a year to Fort McMurray's 4 — Fort McMurray wins by 4. Calgary also leads on sunny days by 32.
Calgary
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Cost of Living
Calgary averages $2,741/mo for balanced living; Fort McMurray has no cost baseline yet.
Calgary
$2,741monthly · balanced
Mobility
Calgary scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Calgary's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Fort McMurray's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Calgary scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Calgary scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no safety baseline.
Career
Calgary scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Calgary scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Calgary scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Calgary scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Calgary scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Calgary averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Fort McMurray's 6.4 µg/m³ (good) — Fort McMurray breathes ~21% cleaner air (1.7 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.
Calgary (1.5M) and Fort McMurray (67K) are 23x in population — Calgary is the larger metro, Fort McMurray the smaller.
Calgary is roughly 23x the scale of Fort McMurray
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
CalgaryFort McMurrayCity Scale Rankings
Calgary1.5M23xFort McMurray67K1xWho Thrives Here
Calgary is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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