Climate
Jeddah logs 246 hot days a year to Şabyā's 350 — Jeddah wins by 104. Şabyā also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
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Dinner outside
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Cost of Living
Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Şabyā has no cost baseline yet.
Jeddah
$1,392monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jeddah's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Şabyā's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no safety baseline.
Career
Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Şabyā has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Jeddah averages 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Şabyā's 48.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Şabyā breathes ~36% cleaner air (26.6 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 Şabyā (65K) are 75x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Şabyā the smaller; on land area Jeddah spans roughly 63x more ground.
Jeddah is roughly 69x the scale of Şabyā
Combined population & area comparison
JeddahŞabyāCity Scale Rankings
Jeddah4.8M75xŞabyā65K1xJeddah696 km²63xŞabyā11 km²1xJeddah
Şabyā
Who Thrives Here
Jeddah is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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