Climate
Al Fujairah City logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Dubai's 7 — Al Fujairah City wins by 1. Al Fujairah City also leads on hot days by 18.
Al Fujairah City
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Dubai
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Cost of Living
Dubai averages $2,721/mo for balanced living; Al Fujairah City has no cost baseline yet.
Dubai
$2,721monthly · balanced
Mobility
Dubai scores 2.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Dubai's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Al Fujairah City's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Dubai scores 3.7 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Dubai scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no safety baseline.
Career
Dubai scores 3.6 on career (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Dubai scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Dubai scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Dubai scores 3.7 on family (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Dubai scores 3.5 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Al Fujairah City has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Al Fujairah City averages 30.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Dubai's 42.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Al Fujairah City breathes ~29% cleaner air (12.4 µg/m³ lower).
Al Fujairah City
Dubai
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Al Fujairah City (66K) and Dubai (3.5M) are 53x in population — Dubai is the larger metro, Al Fujairah City the smaller.
Dubai is roughly 53x the scale of Al Fujairah City
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
DubaiAl Fujairah CityCity Scale Rankings
Dubai3.5M53xAl Fujairah City66K1xWho Thrives Here
Dubai is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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