| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.01/5 (Rank #907)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Bad |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ Affordable: $2,149 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ก Slow: 8 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Bad |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Too hot: 37ยฐC98ยฐF (feels 44ยฐC111ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 47%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ High: 63%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ท Unhealthy for some: 127 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Great: 20 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Okay
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Bad |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very rich:
$2,878 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
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| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Bad |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Bad |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Great |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Bad |
| ๐ Continent | Middle East |
| ๐ฉ Country | Saudi Arabia |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 8 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 37ยฐC 98ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (47%) = feels 44ยฐC 111ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐๐ท 127 US AQI = ๐ฌ ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 20 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 SAR in USD | USD 2.66 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | SAR 1,000 = USD 266 |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Dr Caffe Coffee |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Regus |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| ๐ธ Visitors per year | 3,584,800 visitors |
| ๐ธ Tourists now | 68,703 tourists |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 2,300,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $34,537 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 92% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 8% |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | La Mudi |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Arrawdha General Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $2,149 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $1,127 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $3,198 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $914 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,650 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $502 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $608 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $186,360 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $77 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $16 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $244 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $8 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
โ Pretty safe
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Perfect humidity now
โ Good air quality usually
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Very easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Pretty slow internet
โ Not much to do
โ Extremely hot in the summer
โ Very difficult to make friends
โ Roads are very dangerous
โ People don't speak English well
โ Not safe for women
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ Many people smoke tobacco
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1966ยฐ mild |
1864ยฐ cool |
2577ยฐ warm |
3188ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
41106ยฐ scorching |
45113ยฐ scorching |
46115ยฐ scorching |
39102ยฐ hot |
3391ยฐ hot |
2577ยฐ warm |
2170ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
1865°
mild |
1763°
cool |
2577°
warm |
3188°
hot |
3798°
hot |
39103°
hot |
41105°
scorching |
40104°
hot |
3697°
hot |
3188°
hot |
2577°
warm |
2068°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 56% |
nice 56% |
nice 42% |
nice 34% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 24% |
nice 30% |
nice 34% |
nice 37% |
nice 46% |
nice 51% |
nice 57% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 7mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 14% |
pockets 18% |
clear 4% |
pockets 33% |
clear 1% |
clear 0% |
pockets 20% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
clear 0% |
clear 4% |
pockets 42% |
| Air quality |
clean 9 US AQI |
bad 185 US AQI |
bad 185 US AQI |
bad 185 US AQI |
bad 185 US AQI |
bad 185 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 750 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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