Climate
Jastrzębie Zdrój logs 69 frost days a year to Kraków's 90 — Jastrzębie Zdrój wins by 21. Kraków also leads on hot days by 1.
Jastrzębie Zdrój
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Kraków
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Cost of Living
Kraków averages $1,528/mo for balanced living; Jastrzębie Zdrój has no cost baseline yet.
Kraków
$1,528monthly · balanced
Mobility
Kraków scores 3.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Kraków's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Jastrzębie Zdrój's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Kraków scores 4.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Kraków scores 3.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no safety baseline.
Career
Kraków scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Kraków scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Kraków scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Kraków scores 3.0 on family (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Kraków scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Jastrzębie Zdrój has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Jastrzębie Zdrój averages 18.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Kraków's 18.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Jastrzębie Zdrój breathes ~2% cleaner air (0.4 µg/m³ lower).
Jastrzębie Zdrój
Kraków
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Jastrzębie Zdrój (56K) and Kraków (723K) are 13x in population — Kraków is the larger metro, Jastrzębie Zdrój the smaller; on land area Kraków spans roughly 9.8x more ground.
Kraków is roughly 11x the scale of Jastrzębie Zdrój
Combined population & area comparison
KrakówJastrzębie ZdrójCity Scale Rankings
Kraków723K13xJastrzębie Zdrój56K1xKraków176 km²9.8xJastrzębie Zdrój18 km²1xJastrzębie Zdrój
Kraków
Who Thrives Here
Kraków is the stronger fit for the escaping weather.
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