Climate
Al Bahah logs 130 hot days a year to Jeddah's 246 — Al Bahah wins by 116. Al Bahah also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Jeddah
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Cost of Living
Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Al Bahah has no cost baseline yet.
Jeddah
$1,392monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jeddah's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Al Bahah's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no safety baseline.
Career
Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Al Bahah has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Al Bahah averages 39.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Jeddah's 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Al Bahah breathes ~47% cleaner air (35.2 µg/m³ lower).
Al Bahah
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Al Bahah (88K) and Jeddah (4.8M) are 55x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Al Bahah the smaller.
Jeddah is roughly 55x the scale of Al Bahah
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
JeddahAl BahahCity Scale Rankings
Jeddah4.8M55xAl Bahah88K1xWho Thrives Here
Jeddah is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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