Climate
Sankt Pölten logs 16 hot days a year to Vienna's 23 — Sankt Pölten wins by 7. Sankt Pölten also leads on frost days by 1.
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Vienna
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Cost of Living
Vienna averages $2,661/mo for balanced living; Sankt Pölten has no cost baseline yet.
Vienna
$2,661monthly · balanced
Mobility
Vienna scores 4.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Vienna's culture score of 4.4 sits well above Sankt Pölten's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Vienna scores 4.5 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Vienna scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no safety baseline.
Career
Vienna scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Vienna scores 2.9 on social & community (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Vienna scores 3.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Vienna scores 3.8 on family (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Vienna scores 4.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Sankt Pölten has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Sankt Pölten averages 9.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Vienna's 11.1 µg/m³ (moderate) — Sankt Pölten breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.4 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.
Sankt Pölten (22K) and Vienna (2.1M) are 94x in population — Vienna is the larger metro, Sankt Pölten the smaller.
Vienna is roughly 94x the scale of Sankt Pölten
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
ViennaSankt PöltenCity Scale Rankings
Vienna2.1M94xSankt Pölten22K1xWho Thrives Here
Vienna is the stronger fit for the park & garden lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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