SA flag
Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

vs
SA flag
Yanbu

Saudi Arabia

Climate

Riyadh logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Yanbu's 2 — Riyadh wins by 6. Yanbu also leads on hot days by 66.

RiyadhYanbu
Sunny days
345356
Hot days
233167
Frost days
00
Rainy days
46
Outdoor dinner months
8/122/12
Avg wind
3.7 m/s5.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4283,615
Darkest month sun
241 hrs/mo254 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.3

Riyadh

Feels-like °C

13
17
23
29
36
41
43
42
38
32
24
16

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Yanbu

Feels-like °C

23
22
27
32
36
40
39
40
39
35
29
24

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

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

Riyadh

$1,485

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,142Comfort $2,685
Cheaper than 60%in Among 15 Middle East cities

Yanbu

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
Car EfficiencyFlightsAirport

Culture

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

2.3/5
vs
0.0/5
RiyadhYanbu
Theatre
Riyadh leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

2.3/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
RunningCampingClimbing

Safety

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
RoadFlooding

Career

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

4.0/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

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

2.2/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
Delivery

Family

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesGroceriesGymSpa

Healthcare

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

3.1/5
vs
/5
RiyadhYanbu
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Riyadh averages 81.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Yanbu's 47 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Yanbu breathes ~42% cleaner air (34.0 µg/m³ lower).

Riyadh

Yanbu

81.0µg/m³
47.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Riyadh (8.0M) and Yanbu (124K) are 64x in population — Riyadh is the larger metro, Yanbu the smaller; on land area Riyadh spans roughly 24x more ground.

39x

Riyadh is roughly 39x the scale of Yanbu

Combined population & area comparison

SA flagRiyadh
39x
SA flagYanbu
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.SA flagRiyadh8.0M64x
2.SA flagYanbu124K1x
Area
1.SA flagRiyadh1,108 km²24x
2.SA flagYanbu46 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
46 km44 km

SA flagRiyadh

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
9.7 km7.5 km

SA flagYanbu

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Riyadh vs Yanbu

Which is cheaper, Riyadh or Yanbu?
Riyadh has an estimated monthly cost of $1,485.
How does the climate compare between Riyadh and Yanbu?
Sunny days: 345 vs 356 d — Yanbu higher Annual sunshine: 3,428 vs 3,615 hrs — Yanbu higher Winter sunshine: 241 vs 254 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 233 vs 167 d — Yanbu lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 4 vs 6 d — Similar
Is Riyadh or Yanbu safer?
Riyadh has a safety score of 3.8/5.
Should I move to Riyadh or Yanbu?
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