Climate
Genève logs 8 hot days a year to Herisau's 4 — Herisau wins by 4. Genève also leads on sunny days by 26.
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Cost of Living
Genève averages $5,699/mo for balanced living; Herisau has no cost baseline yet.
Genève
$5,699monthly · balanced
Mobility
Genève scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Herisau has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Genève's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Herisau's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Genève scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Herisau has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Genève scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Herisau has no safety baseline.
Career
Genève scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Herisau has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Genève scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Herisau has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Genève scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Herisau has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Genève scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Herisau has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Genève scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Herisau has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Genève averages 9.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Herisau's 7.2 µg/m³ (good) — Herisau breathes ~23% cleaner air (2.1 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.
Genève (434K) and Herisau (15K) are 28x in population — Genève is the larger metro, Herisau the smaller.
Genève is roughly 28x the scale of Herisau
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
GenèveHerisauCity Scale Rankings
Genève434K28xHerisau15K1xWho Thrives Here
Genève is the stronger fit for the safety seeker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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