Climate
Apeldoorn logs 4 hot days a year to Rotterdam's 2 — Rotterdam wins by 2. Rotterdam also leads on frost days by 14.
Apeldoorn
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Rotterdam
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Cost of Living
Rotterdam averages $2,798/mo for balanced living; Apeldoorn has no cost baseline yet.
Rotterdam
$2,798monthly · balanced
Mobility
Rotterdam scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Rotterdam's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Apeldoorn's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Rotterdam scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Rotterdam scores 4.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no safety baseline.
Career
Rotterdam scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Rotterdam scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Rotterdam scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Rotterdam scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Rotterdam scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Apeldoorn has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Apeldoorn averages 8.3 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Rotterdam's 8.8 µg/m³ (good) — Apeldoorn breathes ~6% 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.
Apeldoorn (134K) and Rotterdam (2.2M) are 16x in population — Rotterdam is the larger metro, Apeldoorn the smaller; on land area Rotterdam spans roughly 17x more ground.
Rotterdam is roughly 17x the scale of Apeldoorn
Combined population & area comparison
RotterdamApeldoornCity Scale Rankings
Rotterdam2.2M16xApeldoorn134K1xRotterdam677 km²17xApeldoorn40 km²1xApeldoorn
Rotterdam
Who Thrives Here
Rotterdam is the stronger fit for the car-free urbanist. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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