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| ⭐️ Total score | 137 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 8 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 26°C 80°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 28°C 82°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 187 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 77 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 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 | Caribou |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,182,900 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 41,835 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 610,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $37,622 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 81% 👱♀️ 19% |
| ⛪️ 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 | $4,808 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,174 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $11,283 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,224 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,100 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,341 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $3,037 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $98 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $110 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $282 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $5 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Many Nomad List members 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
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Humidity |
nice 71% |
nice 75% |
nice 66% |
nice 63% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 72% |
nice 65% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 65% |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
| Cloud |
clear 8% |
pockets 23% |
clear 6% |
pockets 11% |
clear 1% |
clear 2% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 19% |
clear 7% |
clear 7% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
okay 62 US AQI |
okay 68 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 92 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 97 US AQI |
bad 132 US AQI |
okay 91 US AQI |
okay 77 US AQI |
okay 63 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
| Sun |
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seek shade 5 UVI |
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