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| ⭐️ Total score | 23 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Saudi Arabia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 12 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 40°C 104°F + 🌵 Too dry (22%) = feels 41°C 106°F
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| 🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 SAR in USD | USD 2.66 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | SAR 1,000 = USD 266 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 8,745,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 167,598 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,500,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $19,817 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 95% 👱♀️ 5% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | La Mudi |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Qatar |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,957 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,956 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,213 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $632 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,246 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,906 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,402 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $159,888 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $58 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $161 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $246 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $7 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $3,775 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 25°C / 77°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 41°C / 106°F scorching | 40°C / 104°F hot | 40°C / 104°F hot | 41°C / 106°F scorching | 36°C / 97°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm |
| Real (median) |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
36°C / 96°F
hot |
37°C / 99°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
34°C / 92°F
hot |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 61% |
nice 54% |
nice 43% |
nice 39% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 48% |
nice 46% |
nice 53% |
nice 55% |
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| Rain |
dry 15mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 2mm |
| Cloud |
clear 9% |
pockets 12% |
clear 2% |
pockets 13% |
clear 9% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 21% |
clear 3% |
clear 3% |
pockets 19% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 200 people | 267 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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