EG flag
Cairo

Egypt

vs

Climate

Cairo logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Damanhur's 7 — Cairo wins by 1. Damanhur also leads on hot days by 22.

CairoDamanhur
Sunny days
337326
Hot days
178156
Frost days
00
Rainy days
520
Outdoor dinner months
8/127/12
Avg wind
3.3 m/s3.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4783,353
Darkest month sun
217 hrs/mo198 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.2

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

Damanhur

Feels-like °C

14
13
17
22
27
31
34
34
32
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; Damanhur has no cost baseline yet.

Cairo

$871

monthly · balanced

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

Damanhur

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
TransitFlights

Culture

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

3.7/5
vs
0.0/5
CairoDamanhur
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Cairo leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
Green AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

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

0.6/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

2.6/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
Delivery

Family

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
CairoDamanhur
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Cairo averages 42.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Damanhur's 26.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Damanhur breathes ~39% cleaner air (16.9 µg/m³ lower).

Cairo

Damanhur

42.9µg/m³
26.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Cairo (25.2M) and Damanhur (555K) are 45x in population — Cairo is the larger metro, Damanhur the smaller; on land area Cairo spans roughly 35x more ground.

40x

Cairo is roughly 40x the scale of Damanhur

Combined population & area comparison

EG flagCairo
40x
EG flagDamanhur
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagCairo25.2M45x
2.EG flagDamanhur555K1x
Area
1.EG flagCairo1,680 km²35x
2.EG flagDamanhur48 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
50 km78 km

EG flagCairo

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
9.9 km8.6 km

EG flagDamanhur

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Cairo vs Damanhur

Which is cheaper, Cairo or Damanhur?
Cairo has an estimated monthly cost of $871.
How does the climate compare between Cairo and Damanhur?
Sunny days: 337 vs 326 d — Cairo higher Annual sunshine: 3,478 vs 3,353 hrs — Cairo higher Winter sunshine: 217 vs 198 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 178 vs 156 d — Damanhur lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 5 vs 20 d — Cairo lower
Is Cairo or Damanhur safer?
Cairo has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Cairo or Damanhur?
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