Climate
Göteborg logs 83 frost days a year to Karlshamn's 58 — Karlshamn wins by 25. Göteborg also leads on sunny days by 4.
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Cost of Living
Göteborg averages $2,370/mo for balanced living; Karlshamn has no cost baseline yet.
Göteborg
$2,370monthly · balanced
Mobility
Göteborg scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Göteborg's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Karlshamn's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Göteborg scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Göteborg scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no safety baseline.
Career
Göteborg scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Göteborg scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Göteborg scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Göteborg scores 3.6 on family (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Göteborg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Karlshamn has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Göteborg averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Karlshamn's 6.2 µg/m³ (good) — Karlshamn breathes ~6% cleaner air (0.4 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.
Göteborg (600K) and Karlshamn (20K) are 30x in population — Göteborg is the larger metro, Karlshamn the smaller.
Göteborg is roughly 30x the scale of Karlshamn
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
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Göteborg is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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