Climate
Östersund logs 1 outdoor-dinner months a year to Stockholm's 3 — Stockholm wins by 2. Stockholm also leads on frost days by 69.
Östersund
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Stockholm
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Stockholm averages $2,691/mo for balanced living; Östersund has no cost baseline yet.
Stockholm
$2,691monthly · balanced
Mobility
Stockholm scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Östersund has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Stockholm's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Östersund's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Stockholm scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Östersund has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Stockholm scores 4.3 on safety (0–5 scale); Östersund has no safety baseline.
Career
Stockholm scores 4.2 on career (0–5 scale); Östersund has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Stockholm scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Östersund has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Stockholm scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Östersund has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Stockholm scores 4.0 on family (0–5 scale); Östersund has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Stockholm scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Östersund has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Östersund averages 3.3 µg/m³ (excellent) PM2.5 annually versus Stockholm's 5.5 µg/m³ (good) — Östersund breathes ~40% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).
Östersund
Stockholm
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.
Östersund (50K) and Stockholm (1.5M) are 31x in population — Stockholm is the larger metro, Östersund the smaller.
Stockholm is roughly 31x the scale of Östersund
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
StockholmÖstersundCity Scale Rankings
Stockholm1.5M31xÖstersund50K1xWho Thrives Here
Stockholm is the stronger fit for the park & garden lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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