Market comparison
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia vs Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Riyadh — 9 facilities from 7 operators, Dubai — 18 facilities from 9 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
9
Tracked facilities · Operators: 7
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18
Tracked facilities · Operators: 9
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Riyadh | Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 9 | 18 |
| Operators | 7 | 9 |
| Published IT capacity | 78 MW (2 of 9 sites publish) | 463 MW (10 of 18 sites publish) |
| Operational | 8 | 14 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 4 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 1 | 3 |
| Sites with any certification | 3 | 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 | 17/100 across 9 sites | 22/100 across 18 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; 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 — 9; Dubai — 18
- Operators: Riyadh — 7; Dubai — 9
- Published IT capacity: Riyadh — 78 MW (2 of 9 sites publish); Dubai — 463 MW (10 of 18 sites publish)
- Operational: Riyadh — 8; Dubai — 14
- Under construction / announced: Riyadh — 1; Dubai — 4
- Tier III+ certified sites: Riyadh — 1; Dubai — 3
- Sites with any certification: Riyadh — 3; 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 — 17/100 across 9 sites; Dubai — 22/100 across 18 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
- Pure Data Centres — Riyadh (RUH01) Pure Data Centres Group / Dune Vaults (JV) · 57.6 MW
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)
- Khazna Meydan Data Center Khazna Data Centers · 7.5 MW
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