| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.93/5 (Rank #633)
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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 |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,758 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 11 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 37°C99°F (feels 58°C136°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 99%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy : 175 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 77 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Great
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ 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* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 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 |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 37°C 99°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 58°C 136°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 175 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 77 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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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 | 👍13% 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 | $3,758 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,502 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,299 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,086 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,418 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,709 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $435,671 |
| 🏨 Hotel (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 | $9,883 / 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
✅ 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
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Nomads.com members really 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 (median) |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2882° warm |
3188° hot |
38100° hot |
45113° scorching |
55131° scorching |
52126° scorching |
43109° scorching |
38100° hot |
3086° warm |
2475° warm |
| Real (median) |
2170°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2984°
very warm |
3290°
hot |
3493°
hot |
38100°
hot |
3799°
hot |
3493°
hot |
3290°
hot |
2882°
very warm |
2475°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
nice 64% |
nice 60% |
nice 63% |
nice 67% |
nice 62% |
nice 61% |
nice 63% |
nice 62% |
nice 62% |
nice 65% |
| 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 22% |
clear 6% |
clear 9% |
clear 5% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 18% |
clear 7% |
clear 8% |
pockets 40% |
| 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 |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 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 | 2,538 people | 2,150 people | 2,400 people | 1,757 people | 2,182 people | 1,533 people | 1,071 people | 1,620 people | 1,255 people | 3,333 people | 2,280 people | 2,677 people |
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