vs
EG flag
Cairo

Egypt

Climate

Alexandria logs 11 hot days a year to Cairo's 178 — Alexandria wins by 167. Cairo also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

AlexandriaCairo
Sunny days
328337
Hot days
11178
Frost days
00
Rain days
425
Outdoor dinner months
7/128/12
Avg wind
4.6 m/s3.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,3843,478
Darkest month sun
204 hrs/mo217 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.310.8

Alexandria

Feels-like °C

13
13
15
20
25
29
32
33
31
26
21
16

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cairo

Feels-like °C

13
14
18
24
30
33
36
36
33
27
21
17

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Cairo averages $871/mo for balanced living; Alexandria has no cost baseline yet.

Alexandria

monthly · balanced

Cairo

$871

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $709Comfort $1,330
Cheaper than 87%in Among 15 Middle East cities

Mobility

Cairo scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
AlexandriaCairo
TransitFlights

Culture

Cairo's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Alexandria's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.7/5
AlexandriaCairo
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Cairo leads

Nature & Outdoors

Cairo scores 2.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
2.8/5
AlexandriaCairo
Green AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

Cairo scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
0.6/5
AlexandriaCairo
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

Cairo scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
AlexandriaCairo
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Cairo scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.3/5
AlexandriaCairo
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Cairo scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
AlexandriaCairo
Delivery

Family

Cairo scores 2.8 on family (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no family baseline.

/5
vs
2.8/5
AlexandriaCairo
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesSpaTennis

Healthcare

Cairo scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Alexandria has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
2.4/5
AlexandriaCairo
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Alexandria averages 31.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Cairo's 42.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Alexandria breathes ~27% cleaner air (11.8 µg/m³ lower).

Alexandria

Cairo

31.2µg/m³
42.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Alexandria (6.9M) and Cairo (25.2M) are 3.6x in population — Cairo is the larger metro, Alexandria the smaller; on land area Cairo spans roughly 3.8x more ground.

3.7x

Cairo is roughly 3.7x the scale of Alexandria

Combined population & area comparison

EG flagCairo
3.7x
EG flagAlexandria
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagCairo25.2M3.6x
2.EG flagAlexandria6.9M1x
Area
1.EG flagCairo1,680 km²3.8x
2.EG flagAlexandria439 km²1x
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55 km33 km

EG flagAlexandria

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50 km78 km

EG flagCairo

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Alexandria vs Cairo

Which is cheaper, Alexandria or Cairo?
Cairo has an estimated monthly cost of $871.
How does the climate compare between Alexandria and Cairo?
Sunny days: 328 vs 337 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,384 vs 3,478 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 204 vs 217 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 11 vs 178 d — Alexandria lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 42 vs 5 d — Cairo lower
Is Alexandria or Cairo safer?
Cairo has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Alexandria or Cairo?
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