Climate
Amsterdam logs 2 hot days a year to Heerlen's 7 — Amsterdam wins by 5. Amsterdam also leads on frost days by 7.
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Cost of Living
Amsterdam averages $3,405/mo for balanced living; Heerlen has no cost baseline yet.
Amsterdam
$3,405monthly · balanced
Mobility
Amsterdam scores 5.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Amsterdam's culture score of 4.4 sits well above Heerlen's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Amsterdam scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Amsterdam scores 4.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no safety baseline.
Career
Amsterdam scores 4.2 on career (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Amsterdam scores 3.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Amsterdam scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Amsterdam scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Amsterdam scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Heerlen has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Amsterdam averages 8.8 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Heerlen's 8.4 µg/m³ (good) — Heerlen breathes ~5% cleaner air (0.5 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.
Amsterdam (1.2M) and Heerlen (160K) are 7.6x in population — Amsterdam is the larger metro, Heerlen the smaller; on land area Amsterdam spans roughly 4.8x more ground.
Amsterdam is roughly 6.1x the scale of Heerlen
Combined population & area comparison
AmsterdamHeerlenCity Scale Rankings
Amsterdam1.2M7.6xHeerlen160K1xAmsterdam308 km²4.8xHeerlen64 km²1xAmsterdam
Heerlen
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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