Grenoble logs 93 frost days a year to Lyon's 41 — Lyon wins by 52. Grenoble also leads on hot days by 27.

Grenoble runs about $2,196/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Lyon's $2,243/mo — Grenoble comes in $47 cheaper each month, roughly 2% less.

On mobility, Lyon scores 3.6 vs Grenoble's 2.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility.

Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Grenoble's 3.1, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Grenoble's nature & outdoors score of 4.8 sits well above Lyon's 3.8, with the biggest gap on forest access.

Grenoble and Lyon score neck-and-neck on safety (2.9 vs 2.8, 0–5 scale).

Grenoble and Lyon score neck-and-neck on career (3.3 vs 3.2, 0–5 scale).

Grenoble and Lyon score neck-and-neck on social & community (2.6 vs 2.7, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Lyon scores 3.0 vs Grenoble's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Lyon scores 3.1 vs Grenoble's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools. Grenoble still holds an edge on universities.

On healthcare, Grenoble scores 3.4 vs Lyon's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality. Lyon still holds an edge on private healthcare quality.

Grenoble averages 10.5 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Grenoble breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).

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