The sunniest cities in our index, head to head

Phoenix57

Las Vegas56

Riyadh60

Jeddah61

Abu Dhabi67

Affordability

66

66

77

79

75

Safety

55

53

74

74

92

Healthcare

56

53

60

60

64

Career

71

62

67

63

70

Culture & food

65

71

50

53

56

Public life & spaces

48

48

56

59

67

Overall

57

56

60

61

67

Objective 0–100 scores from source-backed CrossBorders data. Green marks the category leader; gold is the overall leader.

Which city is the most affordable?

Jeddah has the lowest open-market one-bedroom rent on a new lease in this group, at about €539 per month; Phoenix has the highest, at about €1,279. Against one typical employee's mean net pay, Phoenix has the lightest burden at roughly 30% (manageable solo), while Riyadh has the heaviest at roughly 43% (tight alone).

Which city is the safest?

Abu Dhabi leads this cohort on safety, followed by Riyadh, Jeddah, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. This compares only Phoenix, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Abu Dhabi across the current safety measures.

Which city has the best healthcare?

Abu Dhabi leads this cohort on healthcare, followed by Riyadh, Jeddah, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. This compares only Phoenix, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Abu Dhabi across the current healthcare measures.

Which city is best for your career?

Phoenix leads this cohort on career, followed by Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Las Vegas. This compares only Phoenix, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Abu Dhabi across the current career measures.

Which city has the best food and culture?

Las Vegas leads this cohort on culture and food, followed by Phoenix, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, and Riyadh. This compares only Phoenix, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Abu Dhabi across the current culture and food measures.

Which city has the best public life?

Abu Dhabi leads this cohort on public life and spaces, followed by Jeddah, Riyadh, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. This compares only Phoenix, Las Vegas, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Abu Dhabi across the current public life and spaces measures.