| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.77/5 (Rank #1205)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,801 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 44 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 40°C103°F (feels 39°C102°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 20%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 63%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 30 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 123 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Mediocre:
$1,651 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 😄 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 | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 44 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 40°C 103°F + 🌵 Too dry (20%) = feels 39°C 102°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 123 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 115V230V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 SAR in USD | USD 2.66 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | SAR 1,000 = USD 266 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Marie's Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $19,817 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 92% 👱♀️ 8% |
| 🏞 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 | $2,801 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,203 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,595 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $741 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,346 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $559 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $239,271 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $173 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $5,496 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ 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) |
2068° mild |
2170° mild |
2577° warm |
2781° warm |
3188° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
3595° hot |
3391° hot |
3086° warm |
2577° warm |
2170° mild |
| Real (median) |
2068°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2985°
very warm |
3392°
hot |
3798°
hot |
3798°
hot |
3799°
hot |
3595°
hot |
3290°
hot |
2578°
warm |
2170°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 38% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 17% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 20% |
nice 34% |
nice 41% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
| Cloud |
clear 4% |
pockets 16% |
clear 1% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 35% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
pockets 27% |
| Air quality |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
bad 123 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 840 people | 1,050 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 750 people | 800 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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