| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.71/5 (Rank #1248)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,547 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 14 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C94°F (feels 53°C127°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 82%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 99%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 92 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 137 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$4,190 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 14 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 34°C 94°F + 🥵 Sweaty (82%) = feels 53°C 127°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 92 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 137 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 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 coffee place | Costa |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,800,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $50,274 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 93% 👱♀️ 7% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Souq |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Property Finder |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Arabia |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Arabia |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Central Private Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,547 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,467 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,357 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,245 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,633 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,892 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $816 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $313,138 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $160 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $462 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $6 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $10 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,508 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $0 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $0 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $0 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ 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) |
2272° mild |
2577° warm |
3086° warm |
3595° hot |
40104° hot |
47117° scorching |
51124° scorching |
51124° scorching |
48118° scorching |
40104° hot |
3188° hot |
2781° warm |
| Real (median) |
2272°
mild |
2576°
warm |
2983°
very warm |
3289°
hot |
3493°
hot |
3697°
hot |
38100°
hot |
38100°
hot |
3697°
hot |
3492°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 61% |
nice 65% |
nice 59% |
nice 54% |
nice 55% |
nice 57% |
nice 55% |
nice 56% |
nice 59% |
nice 59% |
nice 59% |
nice 62% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
| Cloud |
clear 7% |
pockets 24% |
clear 6% |
clear 8% |
clear 4% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 18% |
clear 7% |
clear 8% |
pockets 38% |
| 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 |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 750 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 840 people |
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