EG flag
Cairo

Egypt

vs

Climate

Cairo logs 178 hot days a year to Damietta's 24 — Damietta wins by 154. Cairo also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

CairoDamietta
Sunny days
337328
Hot days
17824
Frost days
00
Rainy days
529
Outdoor dinner months
8/127/12
Avg wind
3.3 m/s4.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4783,346
Darkest month sun
217 hrs/mo203 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.3

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

Damietta

Feels-like °C

12
11
13
17
21
26
30
31
29
24
19
16

Dinner outside

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

Cost of Living

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

Cairo

$871

monthly · balanced

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

Damietta

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
TransitFlights

Culture

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

3.7/5
vs
0.0/5
CairoDamietta
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Cairo leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
Green AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

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

0.6/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

2.6/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
Delivery

Family

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
CairoDamietta
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Cairo averages 42.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Damietta's 20.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Damietta breathes ~52% cleaner air (22.2 µg/m³ lower).

Cairo

Damietta

42.9µg/m³
20.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

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 Damietta (727K) are 35x in population — Cairo is the larger metro, Damietta the smaller; on land area Cairo spans roughly 14x more ground.

22x

Cairo is roughly 22x the scale of Damietta

Combined population & area comparison

EG flagCairo
22x
EG flagDamietta
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagCairo25.2M35x
2.EG flagDamietta727K1x
Area
1.EG flagCairo1,680 km²14x
2.EG flagDamietta123 km²1x
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50 km78 km

EG flagCairo

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
12 km21 km

EG flagDamietta

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Cairo vs Damietta

Which is cheaper, Cairo or Damietta?
Cairo has an estimated monthly cost of $871.
How does the climate compare between Cairo and Damietta?
Sunny days: 337 vs 328 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,478 vs 3,346 hrs — Cairo higher Winter sunshine: 217 vs 203 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 178 vs 24 d — Damietta lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 5 vs 29 d — Cairo lower
Is Cairo or Damietta safer?
Cairo has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Cairo or Damietta?
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