Climate
Abu Dhabi logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Zayed City's 7 — Abu Dhabi wins by 1. Abu Dhabi also leads on hot days by 14.
Abu Dhabi
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Dinner outside
Zayed City
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Cost of Living
Abu Dhabi averages $2,356/mo for balanced living; Zayed City has no cost baseline yet.
Abu Dhabi
$2,356monthly · balanced
Mobility
Abu Dhabi scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Abu Dhabi's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Zayed City's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Abu Dhabi scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Abu Dhabi scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no safety baseline.
Career
Abu Dhabi scores 3.7 on career (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Abu Dhabi scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Abu Dhabi scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Abu Dhabi scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Abu Dhabi scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Zayed City has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Abu Dhabi averages 44.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Zayed City's 50.2 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Abu Dhabi breathes ~11% cleaner air (5.4 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 Zayed City (63K) are 8.0x in population — Abu Dhabi is the larger metro, Zayed City the smaller.
Abu Dhabi is roughly 8.0x the scale of Zayed City
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
Abu DhabiZayed CityCity Scale Rankings
Abu Dhabi509K8.0xZayed City63K1xWho Thrives Here
Abu Dhabi is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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