Grenoble logs 4 hot days a year to Marseille's 2 — Marseille wins by 2. Grenoble also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

Grenoble runs about $2,196/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Marseille's $2,219/mo — Grenoble comes in $23 cheaper each month, roughly 1% less.

Grenoble and Marseille score neck-and-neck on mobility (2.6 vs 2.8, 0–5 scale).

Marseille's culture score of 3.8 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 Marseille's 4.3, with the biggest gap on lakes & rivers. Marseille still holds an edge on sea access.

Grenoble's safety score is ~1.6× Marseille's — in the middle of the scale, while Marseille lands below average, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety.

Marseille's career score of 3.6 sits well above Grenoble's 3.3, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Marseille's social & community score of 3.1 sits well above Grenoble's 2.6, with the biggest gap on multicultural mix. Grenoble still holds an edge on everyday english.

On food & dining, Marseille scores 3.6 vs Grenoble's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on food delivery.

On family, Marseille scores 3.1 vs Grenoble's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

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

Grenoble averages 10.5 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Marseille's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Marseille breathes ~11% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).

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