Marseille logs 0 frost days a year to Tours's 23 — Marseille wins by 23. Marseille also leads on hot days by 15.

Marseille runs about $2,219/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Tours's $2,038/mo — Tours comes in $181 cheaper each month, roughly 9% less.

Marseille and Tours score neck-and-neck on mobility (2.8 vs 2.8, 0–5 scale).

Marseille's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Tours's 3.2, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Marseille's nature & outdoors score of 4.3 sits well above Tours's 3.5, with the biggest gap on sea access. Tours still holds an edge on green areas.

Tours's safety score is ~2.2× Marseille's — in the upper band, while Marseille lands below average, with the biggest gap on wildfire safety.

Marseille's career score of 3.6 sits well above Tours's 2.3, with the biggest gap on career opportunities.

Marseille's social & community score is ~1.3× Tours's — in the middle of the scale, while Tours lands below average, with the biggest gap on multicultural mix. Tours still holds an edge on admin english support.

On food & dining, Marseille scores 3.6 vs Tours's 2.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on restaurant variety.

On family, Marseille 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 Marseille's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public healthcare quality.

Marseille averages 9.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Tours's 7.9 µg/m³ (good) — Tours breathes ~15% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).

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