Climate
Lourdes logs 0 hot days a year to Lyon's 31 — Lourdes wins by 31. Lyon also leads on frost days by 31.
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Lourdes has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Lourdes's 2.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Lourdes's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Lourdes has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lourdes averages 6.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Lourdes breathes ~38% cleaner air (4.0 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.
Lourdes (16K) and Lyon (1.2M) are 76x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Lourdes the smaller.
Lyon is roughly 76x the scale of Lourdes
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LyonLourdesCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M76xLourdes16K1xWho Thrives Here
Lourdes favours the winter escapist, while Lyon suits the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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