Climate
Montréal logs 136 frost days a year to Saint John's 101 — Saint John wins by 35. Montréal also leads on sunny days by 3.
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; Saint John has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Saint John has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Saint John's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Saint John has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); Saint John has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Saint John has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Saint John has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Saint John has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Saint John has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Saint John has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Montréal averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Saint John's 5.2 µg/m³ (good) — Saint John breathes ~38% cleaner air (3.1 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.
Montréal (3.2M) and Saint John (68K) are 48x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, Saint John the smaller.
Montréal is roughly 48x the scale of Saint John
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MontréalSaint JohnCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M48xSaint John68K1xWho Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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