Marseille logs 0 frost days a year to Paris's 24 — Marseille wins by 24. Marseille also leads on sunny days by 132.

Marseille runs about $2,219/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Paris's $2,953/mo — Marseille comes in $734 cheaper each month, roughly 33% less.

On mobility, Paris scores 4.6 vs Marseille's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Marseille still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Paris's culture score of 4.7 sits well above Marseille's 3.8, with the biggest gap on arts & culture.

Paris's nature & outdoors score of 4.7 sits well above Marseille's 4.3, with the biggest gap on green areas. Marseille still holds an edge on sea access.

Paris's safety score is ~1.2× Marseille's — below average, while Marseille lands below average, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety.

Paris's career score of 4.9 sits well above Marseille's 3.6, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Marseille and Paris score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.1 vs 3.1, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Paris scores 4.2 vs Marseille's 3.6 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Paris scores 4.1 vs Marseille's 3.1 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

On healthcare, Paris scores 3.7 vs Marseille's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on private healthcare quality.

Marseille averages 9.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Paris's 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) — Marseille breathes ~7% cleaner air (0.7 µg/m³ lower).

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