Climate
Montréal logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to St. John's's 1 — Montréal wins by 4. Montréal also leads on sunny days by 66.
Montréal
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St. John's
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Cost of Living
Montréal averages $2,085/mo for balanced living; St. John's has no cost baseline yet.
Montréal
$2,085monthly · balanced
Mobility
Montréal scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); St. John's has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Montréal's culture score of 4.2 sits well above St. John's's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Montréal scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); St. John's has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Montréal scores 3.1 on safety (0–5 scale); St. John's has no safety baseline.
Career
Montréal scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); St. John's has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Montréal scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); St. John's has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Montréal scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); St. John's has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Montréal scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); St. John's has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Montréal scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); St. John's has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Montréal averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus St. John's's 5.1 µg/m³ (good) — St. John's breathes ~39% cleaner air (3.2 µg/m³ lower).
Montréal
St. John's
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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 St. John's (75K) are 43x in population — Montréal is the larger metro, St. John's the smaller; on land area Montréal spans roughly 31x more ground.
Montréal is roughly 36x the scale of St. John's
Combined population & area comparison
MontréalSt. John'sCity Scale Rankings
Montréal3.2M43xSt. John's75K1xMontréal1,020 km²31xSt. John's33 km²1xMontréal
St. John's
Who Thrives Here
Montréal is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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