Montréal logs 136 frost days a year to Nanaimo's 9 — Nanaimo wins by 127. Montréal and Nanaimo match on sunny days (176 vs 176).

Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Nanaimo has no cost baseline yet.

Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no mobility baseline.

Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Nanaimo's 0.0.

Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no safety baseline.

Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no career baseline.

Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no social & community baseline.

Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no food & dining baseline.

Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no family baseline.

Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Nanaimo has no healthcare baseline.

Montréal averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Nanaimo's 4.9 µg/m³ (excellent) — Nanaimo breathes ~41% cleaner air (3.4 µg/m³ lower).

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