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| ⭐️ Total score | 81 reviews |
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| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
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| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Saudi Arabia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 37°C 98°F + 🌵 Too dry (12%) = feels 34°C 93°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 395 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 10 SAR in USD | USD 2.67 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | SAR 1,000 = USD 267 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Work Hub |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 5,518,400 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 105,760 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 6,700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $19,817 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 17x17m (289m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 57% 👱♀️ 43% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 91% 👱♀️ 9% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Saudi |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,667 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,814 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,010 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,146 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,861 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,819 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $955 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $319,954 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $92 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $246 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,931 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ 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) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 18°C / 64°F cool |
| Real (median) |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
36°C / 96°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
39°C / 102°F
hot |
39°C / 101°F
hot |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 32% |
nice 30% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 9% |
too dry 7% |
too dry 10% |
too dry 10% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 27% |
nice 32% |
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| Rain |
dry 12mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 4mm |
| Cloud |
clear 6% |
pockets 10% |
clear 2% |
pockets 17% |
clear 10% |
clear 1% |
pockets 13% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
clear 1% |
clear 5% |
pockets 22% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395 US AQI |
bad 395* US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
bad 395* 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 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
| Remote workers | 360 people | 475 people | 440 people | 320 people | 300 people | 343 people | 275 people | 300 people | 280 people | 450 people | 360 people | 340 people |
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