⭐️ Total score |
3.52/5 (Rank #5)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍18 liked it 👎5 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,100 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 10Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C92°F (feels 37°C99°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 44%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 137 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ 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* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 3k ppl/km² (1 per 19x19m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 34°C 92°F + 😊 Comfy (44%) = feels 37°C 99°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 137 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | DSO & International City |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | DSO & International City |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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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 alt. coworking space | Make Hub |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 16,010,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 306,831 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $37,622 / year |
😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 19x19m (361m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Souq |
🏠 Apartment listings | Property Finder |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Fly Dubai |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,100 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,582 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,065 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,304 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,110 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,164 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,994 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $462,827 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $52 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $38 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $341 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $11,759 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Very modern
✅ Great nightlife
✅ Multicultural
✅ Good base for travel
✅ High standard of living
✅ 0% income tax
✅ Fast internet
✅ Very clean
✅ Very safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Oppressively hot in summer
❌ Not walkable
❌ Very expensive
❌ Feels fake or soulless
❌ Human rights concerns
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 35°C / 95°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 52°C / 126°F scorching | 53°C / 127°F scorching | 54°C / 129°F scorching | 53°C / 127°F scorching | 40°C / 104°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 27°C / 81°F warm |
Real (median) |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
37°C / 98°F
hot |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 70% |
nice 60% |
nice 55% |
nice 59% |
nice 65% |
nice 59% |
nice 61% |
nice 66% |
nice 64% |
nice 62% |
nice 63% |
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 9% |
pockets 14% |
clear 7% |
clear 7% |
clear 4% |
clear 7% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 15% |
clear 8% |
clear 7% |
pockets 23% |
Air quality |
okay 61 US AQI |
bad 128 US AQI |
bad 108 US AQI |
bad 120 US AQI |
bad 137 US AQI |
bad 144 US AQI |
bad 147 US AQI |
bad 149 US AQI |
bad 137 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
okay 71 US AQI |
okay 80 US AQI |
Sun |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 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 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 3,305 people | 3,353 people | 3,613 people | 2,741 people | 2,771 people | 1,578 people | 1,738 people | 1,590 people | 2,695 people | 4,227 people | 3,938 people | 2,914 people |
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