Climate
Jeddah logs 246 hot days a year to Sabt Alalayah's 151 — Sabt Alalayah wins by 95. Sabt Alalayah also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Cost of Living
Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Sabt Alalayah has no cost baseline yet.
Jeddah
$1,392monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jeddah's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Sabt Alalayah's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no safety baseline.
Career
Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Jeddah averages 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Sabt Alalayah's 35.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Sabt Alalayah breathes ~53% cleaner air (39.2 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.
Jeddah (4.8M) and Sabt Alalayah (100K) are 48x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Sabt Alalayah the smaller.
Jeddah is roughly 48x the scale of Sabt Alalayah
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
JeddahSabt AlalayahCity Scale Rankings
Jeddah4.8M48xSabt Alalayah100K1xWho Thrives Here
Jeddah is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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