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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 246 reviews |
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| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
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| 🌍 Region | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌤 40°C 104°F + Not humid (51%) = feels 56°C 133°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 128 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | The World |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Etisalat |
| 💸 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 coworking space | Impact Hub |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Make Hub |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 16,010,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 306,831 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,100,000 people |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 19x19m (361m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Souq |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Property Finder |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Fly Dubai |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,083 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,822 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,314 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,375 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,042 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $287 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $817 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $38 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (698 listings) | $1,910 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $63 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $10 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
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]
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
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Many Nomad List members here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Feels | 7725° warm | 7524° warm | 8127° warm | 8831° hot | 9736° hot | 11848° scorching | 12250° scorching | 12049° scorching | 12049° scorching | 10239° hot | 8429° warm | 7725° warm |
| Real | 7725° warm | 7524° warm | 7926° warm | 8630° very warm | 9133° hot | 10038° hot | 9937° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 9133° hot | 8228° very warm | 7725° warm |
| Humidity | nice 55% | nice 52% | nice 53% | nice 50% | nice 48% | nice 49% | nice 57% | nice 54% | nice 61% | nice 59% | nice 52% | nice 57% |
| Rain | dry 0mm | dry 9mm | dry 14mm | dry 13mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 2mm | dry 16mm | dry 18mm |
| Cloud | clear 8% | pockets 18% | pockets 30% | pockets 31% | clear 1% | clear 6% | pockets 12% | pockets 19% | pockets 15% | clear 0% | pockets 11% | clear 7% |
| Air quality | clean 61 US AQI | okay 128 US AQI | okay 108 US AQI | okay 120 US AQI | okay 137 US AQI | okay 144 US AQI | okay 147 US AQI | okay 149 US AQI | okay 137 US AQI | okay 112 US AQI | clean 71 US AQI | okay 80 US AQI |
| Sun | sunscreen 6 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 |
| Nomad List members | 5 people | 5 people | 4 people | 4 people | 4 people | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 6 people |
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