Mecca logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Riyadh's 8 — Mecca wins by 4. Riyadh also leads on hot days by 87.

Riyadh averages $1,485/mo for balanced living; Mecca has no cost baseline yet.

Riyadh scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Mecca has no mobility baseline.

Riyadh's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Mecca's 0.0.

Riyadh scores 2.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Mecca has no nature & outdoors baseline.

Riyadh scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Mecca has no safety baseline.

Riyadh scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Mecca has no career baseline.

Riyadh scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Mecca has no social & community baseline.

Riyadh scores 2.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Mecca has no food & dining baseline.

Riyadh scores 2.4 on family (0–5 scale); Mecca has no family baseline.

Riyadh scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Mecca has no healthcare baseline.

Mecca averages 104.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Riyadh's 81.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Riyadh breathes ~23% cleaner air (23.6 µg/m³ lower).

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