Jordan
Aqaba
#2 Top 5 cities
Aqaba is the best choice for a coastal lifestyle, diving and tourism infrastructure, and a calmer pace, though professional options are narrower.
Country overview
Population
95Β 048
Year-round temperatures
Day: 20°C aΕΎ 39°C
Night: 11°C aΕΎ 26°C
Climate
Very warm to hot coastal desert weather for most of the year.
Distance to the sea
0 km
Social atmosphere
7/10
Costs
Housing cost
5/10
Food cost
5/10
Business friendliness
5/10
Safety
4/10
Aqaba's tourist areas usually feel orderly, but current missile and drone threats, recent security alerts affecting the airport and seaport, terrorism risk, and dangerous intercity roads lower predictability.
Natural disaster resilience
4/10
Aqaba is exposed to strong earthquakes along the Dead Sea Transform, flash floods, extreme heat, drought, and limited coastal flooding or tsunami risk in the narrow gulf.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
7/10
Internet speed
6/10
Internet stability
7/10
Electricity stability
8/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- πͺπ¬Egyptians
- π¬π§British
- πΊπΈAmericans
- π«π·French
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Beaches and sea
- +Pleasant atmosphere
- +Tourist infrastructure
- +Quiet atmosphere
Cons
- βSmaller job market
- βTourism seasonality
- βSmaller expat scene