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Abu Dhabi
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi · Ranked #155 of 182 worldwide
51
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Abu Dhabi is
in-demand and heating up, with jobs and people pouring in
. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.
Dubai's calmer, richer sibling — sovereign wealth, Louvre, family compounds.
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The numbers
Median home
AED 1.60M
Median rent
AED 7,800/mo
Gross rental yield
5.9%
Median age
33 yrs
How it scores
Climate
35
Affordability
42
Momentum
65
Resilience
74
Livability grades
A
Safety
A-
Schools
B+
State
C+
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