Climate
Kaliningrad logs 64 frost days a year to Novosibirsk's 185 — Kaliningrad wins by 121. Novosibirsk also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Novosibirsk
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Cost of Living
Novosibirsk averages $1,322/mo for balanced living; Kaliningrad has no cost baseline yet.
Novosibirsk
$1,322monthly · balanced
Mobility
Novosibirsk scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Novosibirsk's culture score of 1.5 sits well above Kaliningrad's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Novosibirsk scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Novosibirsk scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no safety baseline.
Career
Novosibirsk scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Novosibirsk scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Novosibirsk scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Novosibirsk scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Novosibirsk scores 1.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kaliningrad has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Kaliningrad averages 10.5 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Novosibirsk's 17.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Kaliningrad breathes ~40% cleaner air (6.9 µg/m³ lower).
Kaliningrad
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kaliningrad (438K) and Novosibirsk (1.3M) are 3.1x in population — Novosibirsk is the larger metro, Kaliningrad the smaller; on land area Novosibirsk spans roughly 2.8x more ground.
Novosibirsk is roughly 2.9x the scale of Kaliningrad
Combined population & area comparison
NovosibirskKaliningradCity Scale Rankings
Novosibirsk1.3M3.1xKaliningrad438K1xNovosibirsk281 km²2.8xKaliningrad102 km²1xKaliningrad
Novosibirsk
Who Thrives Here
Kaliningrad favours the clean air seeker, while Novosibirsk suits the budget-conscious.
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