Climate
Medicine Hat logs 21 hot days a year to Montréal's 12 — Montréal wins by 9. Medicine Hat also leads on sunny days by 53.
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Medicine Hat has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Medicine Hat's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Medicine Hat has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Medicine Hat averages 6.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Montréal's 8.3 µg/m³ (good) — Medicine Hat breathes ~26% cleaner air (2.1 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.
Medicine Hat (63K) and Montréal (3.2M) are 51x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Medicine Hat the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 51x the scale of Medicine Hat
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalMedicine HatCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M51xMedicine Hat63K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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