Climate
Lyon logs 41 frost days a year to Perpignan's 1 — Perpignan wins by 40. Lyon also leads on hot days by 22.
Lyon
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Perpignan
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Perpignan has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lyon scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Perpignan's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Perpignan has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Perpignan's 9.1 µg/m³ (good) — Perpignan breathes ~14% cleaner air (1.5 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 Perpignan (125K) are 9.6x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Perpignan the smaller; on land area Lyon spans roughly 7.1x more ground.
Lyon is roughly 8.3x the scale of Perpignan
Combined population & area comparison
LyonPerpignanCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M9.6xPerpignan125K1xLyon256 km²7.1xPerpignan36 km²1xLyon
Perpignan
Who Thrives Here
Lyon favours the escaping weather, while Perpignan suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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