Climate
Göteborg logs 0 hot days a year to Västerås's 1 — Göteborg wins by 1. Göteborg also leads on frost days by 42.
Göteborg
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Västerås
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Cost of Living
Göteborg averages $2,370/mo for balanced living; Västerås has no cost baseline yet.
Göteborg
$2,370monthly · balanced
Mobility
Göteborg scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Västerås has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Göteborg's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Västerås's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Göteborg scores 4.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Västerås has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Göteborg scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Västerås has no safety baseline.
Career
Göteborg scores 3.9 on career (0–5 scale); Västerås has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Göteborg scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); Västerås has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Göteborg scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Västerås has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Göteborg scores 3.6 on family (0–5 scale); Västerås has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Göteborg scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Västerås has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Göteborg averages 6.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Västerås's 5.4 µg/m³ (good) — Västerås breathes ~17% cleaner air (1.1 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 Västerås (104K) are 5.8x in population — Göteborg is the larger metro, Västerås the smaller; on land area Göteborg spans roughly 4.2x more ground.
Göteborg is roughly 4.9x the scale of Västerås
Combined population & area comparison
GöteborgVästeråsCity Scale Rankings
Göteborg600K5.8xVästerås104K1xGöteborg191 km²4.2xVästerås45 km²1xGöteborg
Västerås
Who Thrives Here
Göteborg is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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