Climate
Harstad logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Oslo's 3 — Oslo wins by 3. Oslo also leads on sunny days by 48.
Harstad
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Oslo
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Oslo averages $4,254/mo for balanced living; Harstad has no cost baseline yet.
Oslo
$4,254monthly · balanced
Mobility
Oslo scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Harstad has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Oslo's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Harstad's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Oslo scores 4.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Harstad has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Oslo scores 4.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Harstad has no safety baseline.
Career
Oslo scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Harstad has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Oslo scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Harstad has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Oslo scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Harstad has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Oslo scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Harstad has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Oslo scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Harstad has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Harstad averages 3.5 µg/m³ (excellent) PM2.5 annually versus Oslo's 6.5 µg/m³ (good) — Harstad breathes ~47% cleaner air (3.0 µg/m³ lower).
Harstad
Oslo
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.
Harstad (21K) and Oslo (890K) are 42x in population — Oslo is the larger metro, Harstad the smaller.
Oslo is roughly 42x the scale of Harstad
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
OsloHarstadCity Scale Rankings
Oslo890K42xHarstad21K1xWho Thrives Here
Oslo is the stronger fit for the park & garden lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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