⭐️ Total score |
2.62/5 (Rank #318)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,686 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 10 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Extremely hot: 41°C105°F (feels 37°C99°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 6%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 63%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
☠️ Very unhealthy: 395 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Mediocre:
$1,651 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 4k ppl/km² (1 per 17x17m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 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 |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Saudi Arabia |
🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 10 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 41°C 105°F + 🌵 Too dry (6%) = feels 37°C 99°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 |
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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 | $2,686 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,686 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,008 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,145 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,270 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,313 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $954 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $319,884 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $106 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / 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 | $6,927 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ 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% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
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 |
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