Climate
Abu Dhabi logs 234 hot days a year to Al Fujairah City's 240 — Abu Dhabi wins by 6. Abu Dhabi also leads on sunny days by 1.
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Cost of Living
Abu Dhabi averages $2,356/mo for balanced living; Al Fujairah City has no cost baseline yet.
Abu Dhabi
$2,356monthly · balanced
Mobility
Abu Dhabi scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Abu Dhabi's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Al Fujairah City's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Abu Dhabi scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Abu Dhabi scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no safety baseline.
Career
Abu Dhabi scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Abu Dhabi scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Abu Dhabi scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Abu Dhabi scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Abu Dhabi scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Abu Dhabi averages 44.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Al Fujairah City's 30.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Al Fujairah City breathes ~33% cleaner air (14.7 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Abu Dhabi (509K) and Al Fujairah City (66K) are 7.7x in population — Abu Dhabi is the larger metro, Al Fujairah City the smaller; on land area Abu Dhabi spans roughly 6.3x more ground.
Abu Dhabi is roughly 7.0x the scale of Al Fujairah City
Combined population & area comparison
Abu DhabiAl Fujairah CityCity Scale Rankings
Abu Dhabi509K7.7xAl Fujairah City66K1xAbu Dhabi107 km²6.3xAl Fujairah City17 km²1xAbu Dhabi
Al Fujairah City
Who Thrives Here
Abu Dhabi is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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