| ⭐️ Total score |
1.88/5 (Rank #1273)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,244 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C87°F (feels 27°C81°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 13%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 63%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
☠️ Very unhealthy: 203 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Good
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Mediocre:
$1,651 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Saudi Arabia |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 30°C 87°F + 🌵 Too dry (13%) = feels 27°C 81°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 203 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 SAR in USD | USD 2.67 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | SAR 1,000 = USD 267 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Marie's Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,200,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $19,817 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 96% 👱♀️ 4% |
| 🏞 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 | $3,244 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,174 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,690 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $769 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,351 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $386 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $239,969 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $246 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $8 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,177 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ 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) | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild |
| Real (median) |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
37°C / 99°F
hot |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
32°C / 90°F
hot |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 9% |
too dry 13% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 16% |
nice 31% |
nice 40% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
| Cloud |
clear 4% |
clear 8% |
clear 1% |
pockets 11% |
clear 7% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 17% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
pockets 28% |
| Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 400 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 267 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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