Climate
Thun logs 110 frost days a year to Zürich's 50 — Zürich wins by 60. Thun also leads on hot days by 6.
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Cost of Living
Zürich averages $5,457/mo for balanced living; Thun has no cost baseline yet.
Zürich
$5,457monthly · balanced
Mobility
Zürich scores 4.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Thun has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Zürich's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Thun's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Zürich scores 4.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Thun has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Zürich scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Thun has no safety baseline.
Career
Zürich scores 4.3 on career (0–5 scale); Thun has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Zürich scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Thun has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Zürich scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Thun has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Zürich scores 4.1 on family (0–5 scale); Thun has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Zürich scores 3.8 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Thun has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Thun averages 8.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Zürich's 9.0 µg/m³ (good) — Thun breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 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.
Thun (71K) and Zürich (689K) are 9.7x in population — Zürich is the larger metro, Thun the smaller; on land area Zürich spans roughly 7.2x more ground.
Zürich is roughly 8.4x the scale of Thun
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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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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