⭐️ Total score | 2.72/5 (Rank #591) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🙂 Okay: $2,864 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🙂 Good: 8Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 71% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 Unhealthy : 167 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 😷 Unhealthy for some: 137 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Great |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Okay |
🎓 Education level* | Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $3,135 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 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 |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | United Arab Emirates |
⏱ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 22°C 72°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 167 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 137 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 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 alt. coworking space | Al Qasba |
☕️ Best coffee place | Costa |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,000,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $37,622 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 92% 👱♀️ 8% |
⛪️ 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 | $2,864 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,774 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,927 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,122 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,684 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,012 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $871 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $79 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $411 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $0 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $0 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $0 |
✅ Very safe
✅ 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
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 8429° warm | 9535° hot | 10842° scorching | 12250° scorching | 12954° scorching | 13356° scorching | 12451° scorching | 10440° hot | 9032° hot | 8228° warm |
Real | 7323° mild | 7625° warm | 8228° very warm | 8932° hot | 9334° hot | 9736° hot | 10038° hot | 10038° hot | 9736° hot | 9133° hot | 8429° very warm | 7926° warm |
Humidity | nice 62% | nice 70% | nice 60% | nice 55% | nice 59% | nice 64% | nice 60% | nice 63% | nice 66% | nice 64% | nice 63% | nice 64% |
Rain | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 2mm | dry 2mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 3mm |
Cloud | clear 8% | pockets 24% | clear 8% | clear 9% | clear 1% | clear 3% | pockets 29% | pockets 12% | pockets 18% | clear 7% | clear 7% | pockets 35% |
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 | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people |
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