Climate
Buraydah logs 6 outdoor-dinner months a year to Jeddah's 10 — Jeddah wins by 4. Buraydah also leads on hot days by 15.
Buraydah
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Jeddah
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Buraydah has no cost baseline yet.
Jeddah
$1,392monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jeddah's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Buraydah's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no safety baseline.
Career
Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Buraydah has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Buraydah averages 64.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Jeddah's 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Buraydah breathes ~14% cleaner air (10.2 µg/m³ lower).
Buraydah
Jeddah
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Buraydah (217K) and Jeddah (4.8M) are 22x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Buraydah the smaller; on land area Jeddah spans roughly 6.9x more ground.
Jeddah is roughly 12x the scale of Buraydah
Combined population & area comparison
JeddahBuraydahCity Scale Rankings
Jeddah4.8M22xBuraydah217K1xJeddah696 km²6.9xBuraydah101 km²1xBuraydah
Jeddah
Who Thrives Here
Jeddah is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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