Climate
Le Havre logs 0 frost days a year to Paris's 24 — Le Havre wins by 24. Le Havre also leads on hot days by 9.
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Cost of Living
Paris averages $2,953/mo for balanced living; Le Havre has no cost baseline yet.
Paris
$2,953monthly · balanced
Mobility
Paris scores 4.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Paris's culture score of 4.7 sits well above Le Havre's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Paris scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Paris scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no safety baseline.
Career
Paris scores 4.9 on career (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Paris scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Paris scores 4.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Paris scores 4.1 on family (0–5 scale); Le Havre has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Paris scores 3.7 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 Paris's 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) — Le Havre breathes ~22% cleaner air (2.3 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 Paris (9.3M) are 55x in population — Paris is the larger metro, Le Havre the smaller; on land area Paris spans roughly 17x more ground.
Paris is roughly 30x the scale of Le Havre
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Paris is the stronger fit for the park & garden lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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