SE flag
Göteborg

Sweden

vs

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.

GöteborgÖstersund
Sunny days
149117
Hot days
00
Frost days
83176
Rainy days
14996
Snow days
1545
Outdoor dinner months
3/121/12
Avg wind
3.6 m/s3.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,8861,521
Darkest month sun
18 hrs/mo0 hrs/mo
UV peak month
4.73.8

Göteborg

Feels-like °C

-11
-11
-4
3
10
18
17
16
12
3
-4
-10

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Östersund

Feels-like °C

-15
-14
-7
0
8
18
15
15
6
0
-8
-18

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Göteborg averages $2,370/mo for balanced living; Östersund has no cost baseline yet.

Göteborg

$2,370

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,839Comfort $3,537
Top 74%in Among 217 Europe cities

Östersund

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Göteborg scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Östersund has no mobility baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
WalkabilityTransitCyclingCar EfficiencyMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Göteborg's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Östersund's 0.0.

3.9/5
vs
0.0/5
GöteborgÖstersund
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Göteborg leads

Nature & Outdoors

Göteborg scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Östersund has no nature & outdoors baseline.

4.3/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

Göteborg scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Östersund has no safety baseline.

3.9/5
vs
/5

Career

Göteborg scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Östersund has no career baseline.

3.9/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Göteborg scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Östersund has no social & community baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Göteborg scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Östersund has no food & dining baseline.

4.0/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Göteborg scores 3.6 on family (0–5 scale); Östersund has no family baseline.

3.6/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Göteborg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Östersund has no healthcare baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
GöteborgÖstersund
Public Healthcare

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

6.5µg/m³
3.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Excellent

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.

12x

Göteborg is roughly 12x the scale of Östersund

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

SE flagGöteborg
12x
SE flagÖstersund
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.SE flagGöteborg600K12x
2.SE flagÖstersund50K1x

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Göteborg vs Östersund

Which is cheaper, Göteborg or Östersund?
Göteborg has an estimated monthly cost of $2,370.
How does the climate compare between Göteborg and Östersund?
Sunny days: 149 vs 117 d — Göteborg higher Annual sunshine: 1,886 vs 1,521 hrs — Göteborg higher Winter sunshine: 18 vs 0 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 83 vs 176 d — Göteborg lower Rainy days: 149 vs 96 d — Östersund lower Snowy days: 15 vs 45 d — Göteborg lower
Is Göteborg or Östersund safer?
Göteborg has a safety score of 3.9/5.
Should I move to Göteborg or Östersund?
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