Lille logs 144 sunny days a year to Montpellier's 243 — Montpellier wins by 99. Lille and Montpellier match on outdoor-dinner months (5 vs 5).

Lille runs about $2,363/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Montpellier's $2,162/mo — Montpellier comes in $201 cheaper each month, roughly 9% less.

On mobility, Lille scores 3.2 vs Montpellier's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Montpellier still holds an edge on motorbike/scooter efficiency.

Lille and Montpellier score neck-and-neck on culture (3.4 vs 3.5, 0–5 scale).

Montpellier's nature & outdoors score of 4.0 sits well above Lille's 2.8, with the biggest gap on hiking.

Lille's safety score is ~1.6× Montpellier's — in the upper band, while Montpellier lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on earthquake safety.

Lille's career score of 3.4 sits well above Montpellier's 3.1, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Lille and Montpellier score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.0 vs 2.9, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Montpellier scores 3.0 vs Lille's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability. Lille still holds an edge on restaurant variety.

On family, Montpellier scores 3.3 vs Lille's 2.7 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on yoga studios.

On healthcare, Lille scores 3.7 vs Montpellier'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 Montpellier's 9.1 µg/m³ (good) — Montpellier breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.4 µg/m³ lower).

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