Climate
Göteborg logs 3 outdoor-dinner months a year to Östersund's 1 — Göteborg wins by 2. Göteborg also leads on frost days by 93.
Göteborg
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Östersund
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Göteborg averages $2,370/mo for balanced living; Östersund has no cost baseline yet.
Göteborg
$2,370monthly · balanced
Mobility
Göteborg scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Östersund has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Göteborg's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Östersund's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Göteborg scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Östersund has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Göteborg scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Östersund has no safety baseline.
Career
Göteborg scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Östersund has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Göteborg scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Östersund has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Göteborg scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Östersund has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Göteborg scores 3.6 on family (0–5 scale); Östersund has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Göteborg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Östersund has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Göteborg averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Östersund's 3.3 µg/m³ (excellent) — Östersund breathes ~49% cleaner air (3.2 µg/m³ lower).
Göteborg
Östersund
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Göteborg (600K) and Östersund (50K) are 12x in population — Göteborg is the larger metro, Östersund the smaller.
Göteborg is roughly 12x the scale of Östersund
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
GöteborgÖstersundCity Scale Rankings
Göteborg600K12xÖstersund50K1xWho Thrives Here
Göteborg is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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