Climate
Alta logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Oslo's 3 — Oslo wins by 3. Oslo also leads on frost days by 63.
Alta
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Oslo
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Oslo averages $4,254/mo for balanced living; Alta has no cost baseline yet.
Oslo
$4,254monthly · balanced
Mobility
Oslo scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Alta has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Oslo's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Alta's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Oslo scores 4.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Alta has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Oslo scores 4.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Alta has no safety baseline.
Career
Oslo scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Alta has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Oslo scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Alta has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Oslo scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Alta has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Oslo scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Alta has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Oslo scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Alta has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Alta averages 0 µg/m³ (excellent) PM2.5 annually versus Oslo's 6.5 µg/m³ (good) — Alta breathes ~100% cleaner air (6.5 µg/m³ lower).
Alta
Oslo
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Alta (15K) and Oslo (890K) are 59x in population — Oslo is the larger metro, Alta the smaller.
Oslo is roughly 59x the scale of Alta
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
OsloAltaCity Scale Rankings
Oslo890K59xAlta15K1xWho Thrives Here
Oslo is the stronger fit for the park & garden lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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