Climate
Montréal logs 12 hot days a year to Rouyn-Noranda's 2 — Rouyn-Noranda wins by 10. Montréal also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Montréal
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Rouyn-Noranda has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Rouyn-Noranda's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Rouyn-Noranda has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Montréal averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Rouyn-Noranda's 4.8 µg/m³ (excellent) — Rouyn-Noranda breathes ~42% cleaner air (3.5 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.
Montréal (3.2M) and Rouyn-Noranda (24K) are 137x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Rouyn-Noranda the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 137x the scale of Rouyn-Noranda
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalRouyn-NorandaCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M137xRouyn-Noranda24K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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