⭐️ Total score |
2.3/5 (Rank #545)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,682 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 10Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 31°C88°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 56%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 77 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,135 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 29°C 84°F + 😊 Comfy (56%) = feels 31°C 88°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 77 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 AED in USD | USD 2.72 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AED 1,000 = USD 272 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Caribou |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 2,182,900 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 41,835 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 610,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $37,622 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Souq |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Etihad |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Etihad |
🏥 Best hospital | American European Medical Centre |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,682 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,723 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,298 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,085 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,796 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,012 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,709 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $282 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $9,881 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $19 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Very expensive
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
70
21° mild |
72
22° mild |
79
26° warm |
82
28° warm |
90
32° hot |
95
35° hot |
106
41° scorching |
104
40° hot |
95
35° hot |
90
32° hot |
81
27° warm |
75
24° warm |
Real |
70
21°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
84
29°
very warm |
90
32°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
100
38°
hot |
99
37°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
82
28°
very warm |
75
24°
warm |
Humidity |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 33% |
nice 31% |
nice 34% |
nice 36% |
nice 33% |
nice 33% |
nice 34% |
nice 34% |
nice 33% |
nice 33% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
Cloud |
clear 8% |
pockets 15% |
clear 6% |
clear 9% |
clear 5% |
clear 7% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 15% |
clear 7% |
clear 8% |
pockets 24% |
Air quality |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
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