Paris logs 24 frost days a year to Toulouse's 12 — Toulouse wins by 12. Paris also leads on hot days by 33.

Paris runs about $2,953/mo for a balanced lifestyle against Toulouse's $2,200/mo — Toulouse comes in $753 cheaper each month, roughly 34% less.

On mobility, Paris scores 4.6 vs Toulouse's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on flight connectivity. Toulouse still holds an edge on car efficiency.

Paris's culture score of 4.7 sits well above Toulouse's 3.5, with the biggest gap on history museums.

Paris's nature & outdoors score of 4.7 sits well above Toulouse's 3.5, with the biggest gap on rock climbing. Toulouse still holds an edge on mountain access.

Toulouse's safety score is ~1.6× Paris's — in the upper band, while Paris lands below average, with the biggest gap on road safety. Paris still holds an edge on wildfire safety.

Paris's career score of 4.9 sits well above Toulouse's 3.9, with the biggest gap on economic scale.

Paris and Toulouse score neck-and-neck on social & community (3.1 vs 3.0, 0–5 scale).

On food & dining, Paris scores 4.2 vs Toulouse's 2.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on brunch availability.

On family, Paris scores 4.1 vs Toulouse's 3.0 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on international schools.

Paris and Toulouse score neck-and-neck on healthcare (3.7 vs 3.7, 0–5 scale).

Paris averages 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Toulouse's 9.3 µg/m³ (good) — Toulouse breathes ~8% cleaner air (0.8 µg/m³ lower).

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