Göteborg logs 83 frost days a year to Umeå's 154 — Göteborg wins by 71. Göteborg also leads on sunny days by 8.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Göteborg averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Umeå's 3.9 µg/m³ (excellent) — Umeå breathes ~40% cleaner air (2.6 µg/m³ lower).

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