Climate
Marseille logs 0 frost days a year to Pontarlier's 67 — Marseille wins by 67. Marseille also leads on hot days by 4.
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Cost of Living
Marseille averages $2,219/mo for balanced living; Pontarlier has no cost baseline yet.
Marseille
$2,219monthly · balanced
Mobility
Marseille scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Pontarlier's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Marseille scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Marseille scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no safety baseline.
Career
Marseille scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Marseille scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Marseille scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Marseille scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Marseille scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Pontarlier has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Marseille averages 9.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Pontarlier's 6.3 µg/m³ (good) — Pontarlier breathes ~33% cleaner air (3.1 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.
Marseille (912K) and Pontarlier (20K) are 45x in population — Marseille is the larger metro, Pontarlier the smaller.
Marseille is roughly 45x the scale of Pontarlier
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MarseillePontarlierCity Scale Rankings
Marseille912K45xPontarlier20K1xWho Thrives Here
Marseille is the stronger fit for the mountain seeker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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