Climate
Jeddah logs 10 outdoor-dinner months a year to Şafwá's 6 — Jeddah wins by 4. Şafwá also leads on hot days by 62.
Jeddah
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Şafwá
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Dinner outside
Cost of Living
Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Şafwá has no cost baseline yet.
Jeddah
$1,392monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jeddah's culture score of 2.7 sits well above Şafwá's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no safety baseline.
Career
Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Şafwá has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Jeddah averages 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Şafwá's 87.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Jeddah breathes ~15% cleaner air (12.9 µg/m³ lower).
Jeddah
Şafwá
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Jeddah (4.8M) and Şafwá (57K) are 85x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Şafwá the smaller; on land area Jeddah spans roughly 70x more ground.
Jeddah is roughly 77x the scale of Şafwá
Combined population & area comparison
JeddahŞafwáCity Scale Rankings
Jeddah4.8M85xŞafwá57K1xJeddah696 km²70xŞafwá10 km²1xJeddah
Şafwá
Who Thrives Here
Jeddah is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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