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| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 247 reviews |
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| 👍 Quality of life | |
| 👶 Family friendly | |
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| ❤️ Rated by nomads | |
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| ✌️ Peace | |
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| 😄 Happiness | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🙊 English speaking | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech | |
| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBT friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Region | Middle East | |
| 🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates | |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 6 days | |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 13 Mbps | |
| ⛅️ Weather | ☀️ 34°C 94°F + 💦 Not humid (46%) + 💨 8km/h = feels like 38°C 100°F | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 142 US AQI equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | ||
| 📱 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 | |
| 🚰 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 | |
| 😤 People density | 🧘♀️ empty: 2,650 ppl/km² 19x19m (361m²) space per person | |
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% | |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Souq | |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Property Finder | |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Fly Dubai | |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates | |
😷 Air quality in Dubai is very bad (142 US AQI) today: avoid exercising outdoors, close windows and try to stay inside, more info | ||
| beachnightlifeshoppingdesertsurfinglow taxgolfadult nightlifeairportwarm nowwarmhotdirty airbad air qualityfast internetlow crimemany menfriendly people | ||
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $2,996 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,877 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,314 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,376 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,042 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $288 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $751 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $35 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $10 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $10 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 38° 100° 33° 92°🥵AQI 124😷✈️10min$3,927 / mo9MbpsI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 48° 118° 33° 91°🥵AQI 71✈️8h$2,711 / mo87MbpsOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 55✈️7h$5,329 / mo22MbpsWe have lived in Abu Dhabi for over four years and it is an amazing city! It is completely safe (fo
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°AQI 27✈️15h$5,104 / mo34MbpsAs an expat in Geneva since 5years now, I'll recommend Lausanne or Zurich before Geneva. French Swis
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 59✈️7h$5,142 / mo44MbpsLike all cities that have lots of tourists, it's best to explore a little and get off the well beate
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 52✈️4h$2,827 / mo🌇 Also went here114 peopleBeen there twice. I love Prague
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 52° 126° 36° 97°🥵AQI 86😷✈️7h$1,431 / mo🌇 Also went here169 peopleOne giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 55✈️7h$5,329 / mo🌇 Also went here157 peopleDuring winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 64✈️7h$3,158 / mo🌇 Also went here148 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least at
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°AQI 42✈️7h$3,956 / mo🌇 Also went here166 peopleI have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 48✈️7h$3,876 / mo🌇 Also went here252 peopleKuala Lumpur is a modern metropolitan filled with fun loving people and excellent choice of food, av
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 46✈️8h$2,113 / mo🌇 Also went here112 peopleHonestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of a
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57°AQI 28✈️17h$5,987 / mo🌇 Also went here148 people| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels like | 8429° very warm | 7725° warm | 8429° very warm | 9535° hot | 10641° scorching | 12954° scorching | 13658° scorching | 13155° scorching | 13356° scorching | 10842° scorching | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm |
| Real temperature | 8127° warm | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 8932° hot | 9535° hot | 10440° hot | 10239° hot | 10239° hot | 10038° hot | 9636° hot | 8329° very warm | 7926° warm |
| Humidity | comfy 63% | comfy 60% | comfy 61% | comfy 53% | comfy 50% | comfy 48% | comfy 60% | comfy 56% | comfy 64% | comfy 49% | comfy 57% | comfy 64% |
| Rain | not rainy 0mm | not rainy 9mm | not rainy 14mm | not rainy 13mm | not rainy 1mm | not rainy 0mm | not rainy 1mm | not rainy 1mm | not rainy 1mm | not rainy 0mm | not rainy 17mm | not rainy 18mm |
| Cloud cover | clear 8% | pockets 18% | pockets 29% | pockets 31% | clear 1% | clear 6% | pockets 12% | pockets 19% | pockets 15% | clear 1% | pockets 11% | clear 7% |
| Air quality | clean 61 AQI | bad 128 AQI | bad 108 AQI | bad 120 AQI | bad 137 AQI | bad 144 AQI | bad 147 AQI | bad 149 AQI | bad 137 AQI | bad 112 AQI | clean 71 AQI | bad 80 AQI |
| UV Index | 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 there | 5 people | 4 people | 4 people | 4 people | 4 people | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 6 people |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Many nomads have been
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Not many nomads right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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