Climate
Abu Dhabi logs 234 hot days a year to Dibba Al-Fujairah's 187 — Dibba Al-Fujairah wins by 47. Dibba Al-Fujairah also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Abu Dhabi
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Dibba Al-Fujairah
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Cost of Living
Abu Dhabi averages $2,356/mo for balanced living; Dibba Al-Fujairah has no cost baseline yet.
Abu Dhabi
$2,356monthly · balanced
Mobility
Abu Dhabi scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Abu Dhabi's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Dibba Al-Fujairah's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Abu Dhabi scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Abu Dhabi scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no safety baseline.
Career
Abu Dhabi scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Abu Dhabi scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Abu Dhabi scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Abu Dhabi scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Abu Dhabi scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Dibba Al-Fujairah has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Abu Dhabi averages 44.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Dibba Al-Fujairah's 28.6 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Dibba Al-Fujairah breathes ~36% cleaner air (16.2 µg/m³ lower).
Abu Dhabi
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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 Dibba Al-Fujairah (30K) are 17x in population — Abu Dhabi is the larger metro, Dibba Al-Fujairah the smaller.
Abu Dhabi is roughly 17x the scale of Dibba Al-Fujairah
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
Abu DhabiDibba Al-FujairahCity Scale Rankings
Abu Dhabi509K17xDibba Al-Fujairah30K1xWho Thrives Here
Abu Dhabi is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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