FR flag
Marseille

France

vs
FR flag
Reims

France

Climate

Marseille logs 0 frost days a year to Reims's 30 — Marseille wins by 30. Marseille also leads on sunny days by 123.

MarseilleReims
Sunny days
268145
Hot days
213
Frost days
030
Rainy days
77148
Snow days
01
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
4.3 m/s3.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9141,802
Darkest month sun
138 hrs/mo39 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.15.7

Marseille

Feels-like °C

2
5
9
13
20
26
29
28
23
15
8
2

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Reims

Feels-like °C

-4
0
3
8
17
22
22
23
19
9
3
-3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Marseille averages $2,219/mo for balanced living; Reims has no cost baseline yet.

Marseille

$2,219

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,700Comfort $3,457
Top 65%in Among 217 Europe cities

Reims

monthly · balanced

Mobility

On mobility, Reims scores 4.0 vs Marseille's 3.2 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit. Marseille still holds an edge on walkability.

3.2/5
vs
4.0/5
MarseilleReims
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport
WalkabilityTransit
Reims leads

Culture

Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Reims's 0.0.

3.8/5
vs
0.0/5
MarseilleReims
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Marseille leads

Nature & Outdoors

Marseille scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Reims has no nature & outdoors baseline.

4.3/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingSkiingClimbing

Safety

Marseille scores 1.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Reims has no safety baseline.

1.8/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadWildfireFlooding

Career

Marseille scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Reims has no career baseline.

3.6/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Marseille scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Reims has no social & community baseline.

3.1/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
Expat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Marseille scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Reims has no food & dining baseline.

3.6/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Marseille scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Reims has no family baseline.

3.1/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Marseille scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Reims has no healthcare baseline.

3.0/5
vs
/5
MarseilleReims
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Marseille averages 9.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Reims's 8.8 µg/m³ (good) — Reims breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.6 µg/m³ lower).

Marseille

Reims

9.4µg/m³
8.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Marseille (912K) and Reims (191K) are 4.8x in population — Marseille is the larger metro, Reims the smaller; on land area Marseille spans roughly 3.7x more ground.

4.2x

Marseille is roughly 4.2x the scale of Reims

Combined population & area comparison

FR flagMarseille
4.2x
FR flagReims
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.FR flagMarseille912K4.8x
2.FR flagReims191K1x
Area
1.FR flagMarseille185 km²3.7x
2.FR flagReims50 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km19 km

FR flagMarseille

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.7 km11 km

FR flagReims

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Marseille vs Reims

Which is cheaper, Marseille or Reims?
Marseille has an estimated monthly cost of $2,219.
How does the climate compare between Marseille and Reims?
Sunny days: 268 vs 145 d — Marseille higher Annual sunshine: 2,914 vs 1,802 hrs — Marseille higher Winter sunshine: 138 vs 39 hrs/day — Marseille higher Hot days (>30°C): 2 vs 13 d — Marseille lower Frost days: 0 vs 30 d — Marseille lower Rainy days: 77 vs 148 d — Marseille lower
Is Marseille or Reims safer?
Marseille has a safety score of 1.8/5.
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