Climate
Lyon logs 41 frost days a year to Sallanches's 177 — Lyon wins by 136. Lyon also leads on sunny days by 9.
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Sallanches has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Sallanches's 2.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Sallanches's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Sallanches has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Sallanches's 8.2 µg/m³ (good) — Sallanches breathes ~23% cleaner air (2.4 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 Sallanches (17K) are 71x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Sallanches the smaller.
Lyon is roughly 71x the scale of Sallanches
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LyonSallanchesCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M71xSallanches17K1xWho Thrives Here
Lyon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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