Climate
Montréal logs 12 hot days a year to Saguenay's 3 — Saguenay wins by 9. Montréal also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Saguenay has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Saguenay's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Saguenay has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Montréal averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Saguenay's 6.0 µg/m³ (good) — Saguenay breathes ~27% cleaner air (2.3 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 Saguenay (144K) are 22x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Saguenay the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 22x the scale of Saguenay
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalSaguenayCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M22xSaguenay144K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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