Climate
Abū ‘Arīsh logs 361 hot days a year to Riyadh's 233 — Riyadh wins by 128. Abū ‘Arīsh also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 4.
Abū ‘Arīsh
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Riyadh
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Riyadh averages $1,485/mo for balanced living; Abū ‘Arīsh has no cost baseline yet.
Riyadh
$1,485monthly · balanced
Mobility
Riyadh scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Riyadh's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Abū ‘Arīsh's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Riyadh scores 2.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Riyadh scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no safety baseline.
Career
Riyadh scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Riyadh scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Riyadh scores 2.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Riyadh scores 2.4 on family (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Riyadh scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Abū ‘Arīsh has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Abū ‘Arīsh averages 47.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Riyadh's 81.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Abū ‘Arīsh breathes ~42% cleaner air (33.7 µg/m³ lower).
Abū ‘Arīsh
Riyadh
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Abū ‘Arīsh (95K) and Riyadh (8.0M) are 84x in population — Riyadh is the larger metro, Abū ‘Arīsh the smaller; on land area Riyadh spans roughly 92x more ground.
Riyadh is roughly 88x the scale of Abū ‘Arīsh
Combined population & area comparison
RiyadhAbū ‘ArīshCity Scale Rankings
Riyadh8.0M84xAbū ‘Arīsh95K1xRiyadh1,108 km²92xAbū ‘Arīsh12 km²1xAbū ‘Arīsh
Riyadh
Who Thrives Here
Riyadh is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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