Climate
Le Havre logs 0 hot days a year to Marseille's 2 — Le Havre wins by 2. Marseille also leads on sunny days by 109.
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Marseille
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Cost of Living
Marseille averages $2,219/mo for balanced living; Le Havre has no cost baseline yet.
Marseille
$2,219monthly · balanced
Mobility
Marseille scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Le Havre's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Marseille scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Marseille scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no safety baseline.
Career
Marseille scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Marseille scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Marseille scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Marseille scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Marseille scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Le Havre averages 7.8 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Marseille's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Le Havre breathes ~16% cleaner air (1.5 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.
Le Havre (168K) and Marseille (912K) are 5.4x in population — Marseille is the larger metro, Le Havre the smaller; on land area Marseille spans roughly 2.2x more ground.
Marseille is roughly 3.4x the scale of Le Havre
Combined population & area comparison
MarseilleLe HavreCity Scale Rankings
Marseille912K5.4xLe Havre168K1xMarseille185 km²2.2xLe Havre86 km²1xLe Havre
Marseille
Who Thrives Here
Marseille is the stronger fit for the mountain seeker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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