Climate
Montréal logs 136 frost days a year to Prince Edward's 99 — Prince Edward wins by 37. Montréal also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Montréal
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Prince Edward
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Prince Edward has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Prince Edward's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Prince Edward has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Montréal averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Prince Edward's 4.8 µg/m³ (excellent) — Prince Edward breathes ~42% cleaner air (3.5 µg/m³ lower).
Montréal
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Montréal (3.2M) and Prince Edward (25K) are 126x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Prince Edward the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 126x the scale of Prince Edward
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalPrince EdwardCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M126xPrince Edward25K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the nightlife & social. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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