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| 🌍 Region | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 37°C 99°F + Humid (80%) = feels 58°C 136°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 70 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😷 190 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Du |
| 💸 10 AED in USD | USD 2.72 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | AED 1,000 = USD 272 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Caribou |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,182,900 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 41,835 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 610,000 people |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Souq |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Etihad |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Etihad |
| 🏥 Best hospital | American European Medical Centre |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,488 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,671 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,733 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,924 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,525 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $299 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,153 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $54 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (42 listings) | $2,323 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $76 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $5 |
Heya!
I have to be in Dubai by end of the month to finish the formation of my company and residency etc. I’ve stayed at hotels earlier, but that sounds pretty impractical considering I will be living there nearly for a month.
Anyone got any tips about renting a short-stay apartment for a month? Maybe even a few leads?
What about living in Dubai? I will be working hard, but I don’t want to be bored out of my mind. Places I can hang out, things I can do?
Please share 
Thanks, I found that finding hotel apartments (they have a kitchenette) was cheaper than renting from Dubizzle or from Airbnb. I rented there for some days
Intend to live in different hotel apartments around different places in Dubai. Spend a few days in each.
Thanks for the tip about What’s on. I might visit a couple of attractions.
Mostly, I want to hang out at a nice informal cafe in the evenings, sip coffee, eat a veg sandwich and work.
I’ve been told JBR could be a nice place for that sort of thing.
Other than Airbnb, your best bet for short term renting is dubizzle . com
In terms of things to do - the entertainer app is great for finding great deals on dining and other activities. You do have to pay for it but I do remember there being a free trial period.
whatson . ae /dubai/ also a great resource for finding out what’s happening in Dubai.
[Apologies for weird links - won’t let me post proper ones]
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very humid now
❌ Bad air quality year round
❌ Nomad List members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Real | 7725° warm | 7424° warm | 7725° warm | 8228° very warm | 9133° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9133° hot | 8228° very warm | 7725° warm |
| Humidity | nice 55% | nice 51% | nice 52% | nice 51% | nice 52% | nice 55% | nice 59% | nice 59% | nice 61% | nice 59% | nice 54% | nice 57% |
| Rain | dry 0mm | dry 3mm | dry 6mm | dry 6mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 6mm | dry 8mm |
| Cloud | pockets 16% | pockets 16% | pockets 15% | pockets 24% | clear 3% | pockets 10% | pockets 11% | pockets 14% | pockets 21% | clear 0% | pockets 14% | clear 9% |
| Air quality | clean 62 US AQI | clean 68 US AQI | clean 57 US AQI | okay 92 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | okay 97 US AQI | okay 132 US AQI | okay 91 US AQI | okay 77 US AQI | clean 63 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | clean 55 US AQI |
| Sun | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI |
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