Climate
Gent logs 21 frost days a year to Torhout's 13 — Torhout wins by 8. Torhout also leads on hot days by 1.
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Cost of Living
Gent averages $2,625/mo for balanced living; Torhout has no cost baseline yet.
Gent
$2,625monthly · balanced
Mobility
Gent scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Torhout has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Gent's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Torhout's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Gent scores 3.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Torhout has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Gent scores 4.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Torhout has no safety baseline.
Career
Gent scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Torhout has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Gent scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Torhout has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Gent scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Torhout has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Gent scores 2.7 on family (0–5 scale); Torhout has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Gent scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Torhout has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Gent averages 9.7 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Torhout's 9.6 µg/m³ (good) — Torhout 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.
Gent (250K) and Torhout (19K) are 13x in population — Gent is the larger metro, Torhout the smaller.
Gent is roughly 13x the scale of Torhout
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
City Scale Rankings
Who Thrives Here
Gent is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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