Climate
Helsingborg logs 58 frost days a year to Malmö's 39 — Malmö wins by 19. Malmö also leads on sunny days by 2.
Helsingborg
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Malmö
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Cost of Living
Malmö averages $2,036/mo for balanced living; Helsingborg has no cost baseline yet.
Malmö
$2,036monthly · balanced
Mobility
Malmö scores 3.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Malmö's culture score of 3.8 sits well above Helsingborg's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Malmö scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Malmö scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no safety baseline.
Career
Malmö scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Malmö scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Malmö scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Malmö scores 3.3 on family (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Malmö scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Helsingborg has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Helsingborg averages 7.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Malmö's 7.9 µg/m³ (good) — Helsingborg breathes ~11% cleaner air (0.9 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Helsingborg (106K) and Malmö (339K) are 3.2x in population — Malmö is the larger metro, Helsingborg the smaller; on land area Malmö spans roughly 2.2x more ground.
Malmö is roughly 2.7x the scale of Helsingborg
Combined population & area comparison
MalmöHelsingborgCity Scale Rankings
Malmö339K3.2xHelsingborg106K1xMalmö84 km²2.2xHelsingborg38 km²1xHelsingborg
Malmö
Who Thrives Here
Malmö is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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