Climate
Muttenz logs 14 hot days a year to Zürich's 7 — Zürich wins by 7. Zürich also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Cost of Living
Zürich averages $5,457/mo for balanced living; Muttenz has no cost baseline yet.
Zürich
$5,457monthly · balanced
Mobility
Zürich scores 4.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Zürich's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Muttenz's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Zürich scores 4.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Zürich scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no safety baseline.
Career
Zürich scores 4.3 on career (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Zürich scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Zürich scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Zürich scores 4.1 on family (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Zürich scores 3.8 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Muttenz has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Muttenz averages 8.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Zürich's 9.0 µg/m³ (good) — Muttenz breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.5 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.
Muttenz (17K) and Zürich (689K) are 41x in population — Zürich is the larger metro, Muttenz the smaller.
Zürich is roughly 41x the scale of Muttenz
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
City Scale Rankings
Who Thrives Here
Zürich is the stronger fit for the safety seeker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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