Climate
Fort McMurray logs 4 hot days a year to Montréal's 12 — Fort McMurray wins by 8. Montréal also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Montréal
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Fort McMurray has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Fort McMurray's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Fort McMurray has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Fort McMurray averages 6.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Montréal's 8.3 µg/m³ (good) — Fort McMurray breathes ~23% cleaner air (1.9 µg/m³ lower).
Fort McMurray
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Fort McMurray (67K) and Montréal (3.2M) are 48x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Fort McMurray the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 48x the scale of Fort McMurray
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalFort McMurrayCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M48xFort McMurray67K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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