Lyon logs 31 hot days a year to Tours's 17 — Tours wins by 14. Tours also leads on frost days by 18.

Lyon runs about $2,243/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Tours's $2,038/mo — Tours comes in $205 cheaper each month, roughly 10% less.

On mobility, Lyon scores 3.6 vs Tours's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on airport accessibility. Tours still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Tours's 3.2, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Lyon's nature & outdoors score of 3.8 sits well above Tours's 3.5, with the biggest gap on mountain access. Tours still holds an edge on camping.

Tours's safety score is ~1.4× Lyon's — in the upper band, while Lyon lands in the middle of the scale, with the biggest gap on walking safety.

Lyon's career score of 3.2 sits well above Tours's 2.3, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Lyon's social & community score of 2.7 sits well above Tours's 2.3, with the biggest gap on everyday english.

On food & dining, Lyon scores 3.0 vs Tours's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Lyon scores 3.1 vs Tours's 2.3 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Tours scores 3.7 vs Lyon's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.

Lyon averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Tours's 7.9 µg/m³ (good) — Tours breathes ~25% cleaner air (2.7 µg/m³ lower).

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