Climate
Duba logs 190 hot days a year to Riyadh's 233 — Duba wins by 43. Duba also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Duba
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Riyadh
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Cost of Living
Riyadh averages $1,485/mo for balanced living; Duba has no cost baseline yet.
Riyadh
$1,485monthly · balanced
Mobility
Riyadh scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Duba has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Riyadh's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Duba's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Riyadh scores 2.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Duba has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Riyadh scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Duba has no safety baseline.
Career
Riyadh scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Duba has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Riyadh scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Duba has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Riyadh scores 2.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Duba has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Riyadh scores 2.4 on family (0–5 scale); Duba has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Riyadh scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Duba has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Duba averages 25.0 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Riyadh's 81.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Duba breathes ~69% cleaner air (55.9 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Duba (22K) and Riyadh (8.0M) are 362x in population — Riyadh is the larger metro, Duba the smaller.
Riyadh is roughly 362x the scale of Duba
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
City Scale Rankings
Who Thrives Here
Riyadh is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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