2.68/5
73 reviews
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Riyadh

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✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ 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

❌ 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

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels

64 18°
cool

68 20°
mild

73 23°
mild

79 26°
warm

88 31°
hot

91 33°
hot

95 35°
hot

93 34°
hot

88 31°
hot

81 27°
warm

75 24°
warm

64 18°
cool

Real

64 18°
cool

66 19°
mild

78 26°
warm

86 30°
very warm

96 36°
hot

100 38°
hot

102 39°
hot

101 39°
hot

95 35°
hot

88 31°
hot

74 24°
warm

64 18°
cool

Humidity

too dry
16%

too dry
15%

too dry
8%

too dry
6%

too dry
5%

too dry
4%

too dry
5%

too dry
6%

too dry
8%

too dry
13%

too dry
16%

Most common

Rain

dry
12mm

dry
5mm

dry
0mm

dry
2mm

dry
1mm

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

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
11 UVI

avoid sun
10 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

Remote workers

350 people

400 people

444 people

333 people

300 people

367 people

275 people

300 people

289 people

486 people

360 people

325 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

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Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.68/5 (Rank #334) 73 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,825 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 10Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🌵 Too dry: 26%
💨 Air quality (annual)	☠️ Very unhealthy: 395 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	Mediocre: $1,651 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Bad
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Middle East
🚩 Country	Saudi Arabia
🗓️ Average trip length	16 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	10 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 19°C 66°F + 🌵 Too dry (26%) = feels 19°C 66°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎☠️ 395 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	115V 230V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Careem
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 SAR in USD	USD 2.66
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	SAR 1,000 = USD 266
💻 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)	👨 90% 👱‍♀️ 10%
🏞 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	$2,825 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,858 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,001 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,143 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,181 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$3,008 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$953 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$102 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$99 / 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	$6,915 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$16 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip