Lille logs 3 hot days a year to Marseille's 2 — Marseille wins by 1. Marseille also leads on sunny days by 124.

Lille runs about $2,363/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Marseille's $2,219/mo — Marseille comes in $144 cheaper each month, roughly 6% less.

On mobility, Lille scores 3.2 vs Marseille's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Marseille still holds an edge on flight connectivity.

Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Lille's 3.4, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Marseille's nature & outdoors score of 4.3 sits well above Lille's 2.8, with the biggest gap on hiking.

Lille's safety score is ~2.2× Marseille's — in the upper band, while Marseille lands below average, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety.

Lille and Marseille score neck-and-neck on career (3.4 vs 3.6, 0–5 scale).

Lille and Marseille score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.0 vs 3.1, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Marseille scores 3.6 vs Lille's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Marseille scores 3.1 vs Lille's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on yoga studios. Lille still holds an edge on playgrounds.

On healthcare, Lille scores 3.7 vs Marseille's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.

Lille averages 9.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Marseille's 9.4 µg/m³ (good) — Marseille breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).

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