Market comparison
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia vs Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Riyadh — 12 facilities from 9 operators, Dubai — 19 facilities from 10 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12
Tracked facilities · Operators: 9
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19
Tracked facilities · Operators: 10
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Riyadh | Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 12 | 19 |
| Operators | 9 | 10 |
| Published IT capacity | 78 MW (2 of 12 sites publish) | 363 MW (9 of 19 sites publish) |
| Operational | 11 | 16 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 3 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 1 | 3 |
| Sites with any certification | 5 | 4 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 1 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 2 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.074 | $0.11 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 18/100 across 12 sites | 21/100 across 19 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Riyadh — 12; Dubai — 19
- Operators: Riyadh — 9; Dubai — 10
- Published IT capacity: Riyadh — 78 MW (2 of 12 sites publish); Dubai — 363 MW (9 of 19 sites publish)
- Operational: Riyadh — 11; Dubai — 16
- Under construction / announced: Riyadh — 1; Dubai — 3
- Tier III+ certified sites: Riyadh — 1; Dubai — 3
- Sites with any certification: Riyadh — 5; Dubai — 4
- Liquid-cooled sites: Riyadh — 0; Dubai — 1
- AI-ready sites: Riyadh — 0; Dubai — 2
- Industrial power tariff, $/kWh: Riyadh — $0.074; Dubai — $0.11
- Average Coloprice Score: Riyadh — 18/100 across 12 sites; Dubai — 21/100 across 19 sites
Top facilities by score
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Mobily Al Malqa 2 Data Center Mobily (Etihad Etisalat)
- DAMAC Digital RUH01 EDGNEX Data Centres by DAMAC · 20 MW
- Luna Space Digital for Information Technology Company Ltd. SKYBAND DC1 Luna Space Digital for Information Technology Company Ltd. SKYBAND
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Moro Hub Green Data Centre (MBR Solar Park) Moro Hub (Digital DEWA) · 100 MW
- e& SmartHub Dubai (Jebel Ali) e& (Etisalat)
- Moro Hub Green Data Centre Warsan Moro Hub (Digital DEWA) · 100 MW
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