Climate
Lyon logs 179 sunny days a year to Menton's 259 — Menton wins by 80. Lyon and Menton match on outdoor-dinner months (5 vs 5).
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Menton has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Menton's 3.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Menton still holds an edge on public transit.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Menton's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Menton has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Menton has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Menton has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Menton has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Menton has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Menton has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Menton has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Menton's 9.3 µg/m³ (good) — Menton breathes ~12% cleaner air (1.3 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.
Lyon (1.2M) and Menton (30K) are 40x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Menton the smaller.
Lyon is roughly 40x the scale of Menton
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LyonMentonCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M40xMenton30K1xWho Thrives Here
Lyon favours the escaping weather, while Menton suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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