Climate
Göteborg logs 83 frost days a year to Piteå's 173 — Göteborg wins by 90. Göteborg also leads on sunny days by 19.
Göteborg
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Piteå
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Cost of Living
Göteborg averages $2,370/mo for balanced living; Piteå has no cost baseline yet.
Göteborg
$2,370monthly · balanced
Mobility
Göteborg scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Piteå has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Göteborg's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Piteå's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Göteborg scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Piteå has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Göteborg scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Piteå has no safety baseline.
Career
Göteborg scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Piteå has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Göteborg scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Piteå has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Göteborg scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Piteå has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Göteborg scores 3.6 on family (0–5 scale); Piteå has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Göteborg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Piteå has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Göteborg averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Piteå's 4.0 µg/m³ (excellent) — Piteå breathes ~40% cleaner air (2.6 µg/m³ lower).
Göteborg
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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 Piteå (23K) are 26x in population — Göteborg is the larger metro, Piteå the smaller.
Göteborg is roughly 26x the scale of Piteå
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
GöteborgPiteåCity Scale Rankings
Göteborg600K26xPiteå23K1xWho Thrives Here
Göteborg is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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