Climate
Den Helder logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Rotterdam's 3 — Rotterdam wins by 3. Den Helder also leads on frost days by 18.
Den Helder
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Rotterdam
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Rotterdam averages $2,798/mo for balanced living; Den Helder has no cost baseline yet.
Rotterdam
$2,798monthly · balanced
Mobility
Rotterdam scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Rotterdam's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Den Helder's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Rotterdam scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Rotterdam scores 4.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no safety baseline.
Career
Rotterdam scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Rotterdam scores 3.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Rotterdam scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Rotterdam scores 3.9 on family (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Rotterdam scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Den Helder has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Den Helder averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Rotterdam's 8.8 µg/m³ (good) — Den Helder breathes ~9% cleaner air (0.8 µg/m³ lower).
Den Helder
Rotterdam
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Den Helder (60K) and Rotterdam (2.2M) are 36x in population — Rotterdam is the larger metro, Den Helder the smaller.
Rotterdam is roughly 36x the scale of Den Helder
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
RotterdamDen HelderCity Scale Rankings
Rotterdam2.2M36xDen Helder60K1xWho 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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