Climate
Riyadh logs 233 hot days a year to Sabt Alalayah's 151 — Sabt Alalayah wins by 82. Sabt Alalayah also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 4.
Riyadh
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Sabt Alalayah
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Cost of Living
Riyadh averages $1,485/mo for balanced living; Sabt Alalayah has no cost baseline yet.
Riyadh
$1,485monthly · balanced
Mobility
Riyadh scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Riyadh's culture score of 2.3 sits well above Sabt Alalayah's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Riyadh scores 2.3 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Riyadh scores 3.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no safety baseline.
Career
Riyadh scores 4.0 on career (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Riyadh scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Riyadh scores 2.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Riyadh scores 2.4 on family (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Riyadh scores 3.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Sabt Alalayah has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Riyadh averages 81.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Sabt Alalayah's 35.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Sabt Alalayah breathes ~56% cleaner air (45.5 µg/m³ lower).
Riyadh
Sabt Alalayah
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Riyadh (8.0M) and Sabt Alalayah (100K) are 80x in population — Riyadh is the larger metro, Sabt Alalayah the smaller.
Riyadh is roughly 80x the scale of Sabt Alalayah
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
RiyadhSabt AlalayahCity Scale Rankings
Riyadh8.0M80xSabt Alalayah100K1xWho Thrives Here
Riyadh is the stronger fit for the big city energy. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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