Climate
Antwerpen logs 138 sunny days a year to Middelkerke's 156 — Middelkerke wins by 18. Antwerpen also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 4.
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Cost of Living
Antwerpen averages $2,708/mo for balanced living; Middelkerke has no cost baseline yet.
Antwerpen
$2,708monthly · balanced
Mobility
Antwerpen scores 3.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Antwerpen's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Middelkerke's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Antwerpen scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Antwerpen scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no safety baseline.
Career
Antwerpen scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Antwerpen scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Antwerpen scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Antwerpen scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Antwerpen scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Middelkerke has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Antwerpen averages 9.4 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Middelkerke's 9.5 µg/m³ (good) — Antwerpen 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.
Antwerpen (768K) and Middelkerke (18K) are 43x in population — Antwerpen is the larger metro, Middelkerke the smaller.
Antwerpen is roughly 43x the scale of Middelkerke
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
AntwerpenMiddelkerkeCity Scale Rankings
Antwerpen768K43xMiddelkerke18K1xWho Thrives Here
Antwerpen is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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