Places · Saudi Arabia
Living in Medina
Saudi Arabia · desert
Medina is a big city of roughly 1,500,000 people near the mountains in Saudi Arabia. The climate is desert. It keeps a balanced mix of locals and visitors and is considered very safe. A typical month of living costs around $1,700. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is fast enough for full-time remote work. People come here for hiking, art and culture, quiet days.
La sanità privata (4/5) è nettamente migliore di quella pubblica (1/5): metti in conto un’assicurazione. Non esiste imposta sul reddito delle persone fisiche.
At a glance
Who tends to love Medina
- Feeling safe day to day
- Working remotely with reliable internet
- Getting around on foot
- Raising a family
- Anyone into hiking
- Anyone into art and culture
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +26% in the last 5 years.
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⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Air quality: PM2.5 averages ~55 µg/m³ (WHO guideline is 5).
- •Brutal summer heat is the norm; shade and AC matter.
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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