Climate
Kongsberg logs 3 outdoor-dinner months a year to Trondheim's 1 — Kongsberg wins by 2. Kongsberg also leads on sunny days by 38.
Kongsberg
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Trondheim
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Trondheim averages $3,779/mo for balanced living; Kongsberg has no cost baseline yet.
Trondheim
$3,779monthly · balanced
Mobility
Trondheim scores 3.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Trondheim's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Kongsberg's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Trondheim scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Trondheim scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no safety baseline.
Career
Trondheim scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Trondheim scores 2.8 on social & community (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Trondheim scores 2.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Trondheim scores 3.0 on family (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Trondheim scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Kongsberg has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Kongsberg averages 4.5 µg/m³ (excellent) PM2.5 annually versus Trondheim's 4.4 µg/m³ (excellent) — Trondheim breathes ~2% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).
Kongsberg
Trondheim
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.
Kongsberg (18K) and Trondheim (142K) are 8.0x in population — Trondheim is the larger metro, Kongsberg the smaller.
Trondheim is roughly 8.0x the scale of Kongsberg
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
TrondheimKongsbergCity Scale Rankings
Trondheim142K8.0xKongsberg18K1xWho Thrives Here
Trondheim is the stronger fit for the outdoor enthusiast. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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