Climate
Lyon logs 31 hot days a year to Saint-Étienne's 18 — Saint-Étienne wins by 13. Lyon also leads on frost days by 15.
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Saint-Étienne has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lyon scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Saint-Étienne's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Saint-Étienne has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Saint-Étienne's 7.9 µg/m³ (good) — Saint-Étienne breathes ~25% cleaner air (2.7 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 Saint-Étienne (180K) are 6.6x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Saint-Étienne the smaller; on land area Lyon spans roughly 5.2x more ground.
Lyon is roughly 5.9x the scale of Saint-Étienne
Combined population & area comparison
LyonSaint-ÉtienneCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M6.6xSaint-Étienne180K1xLyon256 km²5.2xSaint-Étienne49 km²1xLyon
Saint-Étienne
Who Thrives Here
Lyon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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