⭐️ Total score |
2.52/5 (Rank #394)
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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: $2,644 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 7Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C89°F (feels 28°C82°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 15%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
☠️ Very unhealthy: 395 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 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* |
Okay |
🏥 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 | 15 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 31°C 89°F + 🌵 Too dry (15%) = feels 28°C 82°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 | 8% 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 | $2,644 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,795 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,009 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,145 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,850 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,745 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $955 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / 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 | $6,929 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ 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
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ 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 |
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 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 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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