Climate
Alkmaar logs 0 hot days a year to Amsterdam's 2 — Alkmaar wins by 2. Alkmaar also leads on frost days by 19.
Alkmaar
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Amsterdam
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Cost of Living
Amsterdam averages $3,405/mo for balanced living; Alkmaar has no cost baseline yet.
Amsterdam
$3,405monthly · balanced
Mobility
Amsterdam scores 5.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Amsterdam's culture score of 4.4 sits well above Alkmaar's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Amsterdam scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Amsterdam scores 4.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no safety baseline.
Career
Amsterdam scores 4.2 on career (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Amsterdam scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Amsterdam scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Amsterdam scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Amsterdam scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Alkmaar has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Alkmaar averages 7.8 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Amsterdam's 8.8 µg/m³ (good) — Alkmaar breathes ~11% cleaner air (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.
Alkmaar (171K) and Amsterdam (1.2M) are 7.2x in population — Amsterdam is the larger metro, Alkmaar the smaller; on land area Amsterdam spans roughly 5.1x more ground.
Amsterdam is roughly 6.1x the scale of Alkmaar
Combined population & area comparison
AmsterdamAlkmaarCity Scale Rankings
Amsterdam1.2M7.2xAlkmaar171K1xAmsterdam308 km²5.1xAlkmaar60 km²1xAlkmaar
Amsterdam
Who Thrives Here
Amsterdam is the stronger fit for the car-free urbanist. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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