EG flag
Assiut

Egypt

vs
EG flag
Cairo

Egypt

Climate

Assiut logs 198 hot days a year to Cairo's 178 — Cairo wins by 20. Assiut also leads on sunny days by 16.

AssiutCairo
Sunny days
353337
Hot days
198178
Frost days
00
Rainy days
05
Outdoor dinner months
8/128/12
Avg wind
3.5 m/s3.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,6223,478
Darkest month sun
250 hrs/mo217 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.710.8

Assiut

Feels-like °C

17
16
21
27
31
35
38
37
34
27
22
18

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; Assiut has no cost baseline yet.

Assiut

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); Assiut has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
2.0/5
AssiutCairo
TransitFlights

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
3.7/5
AssiutCairo
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Cairo leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
AssiutCairo
Green AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

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

/5
vs
0.6/5
AssiutCairo
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

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

/5
vs
3.8/5
AssiutCairo
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

/5
vs
2.6/5
AssiutCairo
Delivery

Family

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

/5
vs
2.8/5
AssiutCairo
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
2.4/5
AssiutCairo
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Assiut averages 40.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Cairo's 42.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Assiut breathes ~5% cleaner air (2.0 µg/m³ lower).

Assiut

Cairo

40.9µg/m³
42.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Assiut (1.2M) and Cairo (25.2M) are 22x in population — Cairo is the larger metro, Assiut the smaller; on land area Cairo spans roughly 12x more ground.

16x

Cairo is roughly 16x the scale of Assiut

Combined population & area comparison

EG flagCairo
16x
EG flagAssiut
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagCairo25.2M22x
2.EG flagAssiut1.2M1x
Area
1.EG flagCairo1,680 km²12x
2.EG flagAssiut145 km²1x
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26 km14 km

EG flagAssiut

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
50 km78 km

EG flagCairo

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Assiut vs Cairo

Which is cheaper, Assiut or Cairo?
Cairo has an estimated monthly cost of $871.
How does the climate compare between Assiut and Cairo?
Sunny days: 353 vs 337 d — Assiut higher Annual sunshine: 3,622 vs 3,478 hrs — Assiut higher Winter sunshine: 250 vs 217 hrs/day — Assiut higher Hot days (>30°C): 198 vs 178 d — Cairo lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 0 vs 5 d — Similar
Is Assiut or Cairo safer?
Cairo has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Assiut or Cairo?
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