Climate
Stockholm logs 0 hot days a year to Västerås's 1 — Stockholm wins by 1. Stockholm also leads on frost days by 18.
Stockholm
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Västerås
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Stockholm averages $2,691/mo for balanced living; Västerås has no cost baseline yet.
Stockholm
$2,691monthly · balanced
Mobility
Stockholm scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Västerås has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Stockholm's culture score of 4.2 sits well above Västerås's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Stockholm scores 4.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Västerås has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Stockholm scores 4.3 on safety (0–5 scale); Västerås has no safety baseline.
Career
Stockholm scores 4.2 on career (0–5 scale); Västerås has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Stockholm scores 3.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Västerås has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Stockholm scores 4.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Västerås has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Stockholm scores 4.0 on family (0–5 scale); Västerås has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Stockholm scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Västerås has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Stockholm averages 5.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Västerås's 5.4 µg/m³ (good) — Västerås breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).
Stockholm
Västerås
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Stockholm (1.5M) and Västerås (104K) are 15x in population — Stockholm is the larger metro, Västerås the smaller; on land area Stockholm spans roughly 7.5x more ground.
Stockholm is roughly 11x the scale of Västerås
Combined population & area comparison
StockholmVästeråsCity Scale Rankings
Stockholm1.5M15xVästerås104K1xStockholm339 km²7.5xVästerås45 km²1xStockholm
Västerås
Who 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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