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Annecy vs Clermont-Ferrand

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Under balanced weights Clermont-Ferrand edges it, 65 to 64, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 3.4 of 64 points (scores 31/100)Safety: 7.6 of 64 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 64 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 8.9 of 64 points (scores 80/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 64 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 5.8 of 64 points (scores 53/100)Climate: 2.8 of 64 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.4 of 64 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 9.0 of 64 points (scores 81/100)64
Annecy
out of 100

Alpine lake town an hour from Geneva

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Cost of living: 3.4 of 65 points (scores 31/100)Safety: 7.6 of 65 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.7 of 65 points (scores 87/100)Internet: 9.1 of 65 points (scores 82/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 65 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 65 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 3.7 of 65 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.8 of 65 points (scores 97/100)Quality of life: 9.0 of 65 points (scores 81/100)65
Clermont-Ferrand
out of 100

Volcano-ringed Michelin city in the middle of France

Full Clermont-Ferrand profile →Plan a trip to Clermont-Ferrand →

Where they differ

  • Climate. Clermont-Ferrand leads on climate, 33 to 25, against Annecy. Comfortable months: 3 vs 4.
  • Getting there & around. Annecy leads on getting there & around, 53 to 45, against Clermont-Ferrand. Non-stop airport destinations: 192 vs 142.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Annecy if you want

  • no clear edge over Clermont-Ferrand in the data

Pick Clermont-Ferrand if you want

  • no clear edge over Annecy in the data

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Cost of living3131
Safety6868
Healthcare8787
Internet8082 ✓
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around53 ✓45
Climate2533 ✓
Air quality9497 ✓
Quality of life8181

Cost

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,450$2,450
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Homicides per 100k1.331.33
Political stability (0–100)6464
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy82.5 yrs82.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Download55.1 Mbps61.3 Mbps ✓
Upload55.5 Mbps60.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Non-stop airport destinations192 ✓142
Walkability (1–5, editorial)44
Transit (1–5, editorial)33

Climate and air

MetricAnnecyClermont-Ferrand
Comfortable months per year34 ✓
Annual mean PM2.57.7 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Annecy or Clermont-Ferrand?
Annecy and Clermont-Ferrand cost about the same: roughly $2,450 per month for one person.
Is Annecy or Clermont-Ferrand safer?
Annecy and Clermont-Ferrand score the same on safety (68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Annecy or Clermont-Ferrand?
Clermont-Ferrand: a measured median of 61.3 Mbps versus 55.1 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.