Climate
Jeddah logs 246 hot days a year to Ta’if's 160 — Ta’if wins by 86. Jeddah also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Ta’if
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Cost of Living
Jeddah averages $1,392/mo for balanced living; Ta’if has no cost baseline yet.
Jeddah
$1,392monthly · balanced
Mobility
Jeddah scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Jeddah's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Ta’if's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Jeddah scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Jeddah scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no safety baseline.
Career
Jeddah scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Jeddah scores 2.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Jeddah scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Jeddah scores 2.2 on family (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Jeddah scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Ta’if has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Jeddah averages 74.7 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Ta’if's 62.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ta’if breathes ~17% cleaner air (12.4 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 Ta’if (490K) are 9.9x in population — Jeddah is the larger metro, Ta’if the smaller; on land area Jeddah spans roughly 7.1x more ground.
Jeddah is roughly 8.4x the scale of Ta’if
Combined population & area comparison
JeddahTa’ifCity Scale Rankings
Jeddah4.8M9.9xTa’if490K1xJeddah696 km²7.1xTa’if98 km²1xJeddah
Ta’if
Who Thrives Here
Jeddah is the stronger fit for the ocean lover. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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