EG flag
Cairo

Egypt

vs

Climate

Cairo logs 8 outdoor-dinner months a year to Kom Ombo's 6 — Cairo wins by 2. Cairo also leads on hot days by 64.

CairoKom Ombo
Sunny days
337358
Hot days
178242
Frost days
00
Rain days
50
Outdoor dinner months
8/126/12
Avg wind
3.3 m/s3.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,4783,657
Darkest month sun
217 hrs/mo263 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.810.8

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

Kom Ombo

Feels-like °C

19
18
24
31
35
39
40
41
37
32
25
20

Dinner outside

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

Cost of Living

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

Cairo

$871

monthly · balanced

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

Kom Ombo

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.0/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
TransitFlights

Culture

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

3.7/5
vs
0.0/5
CairoKom Ombo
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Cairo leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
Green AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingClimbing

Safety

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

0.6/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadEarthquake

Career

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

2.6/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
Delivery

Family

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

2.8/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
CairoKom Ombo
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Cairo averages 42.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Kom Ombo's 36.2 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Kom Ombo breathes ~16% cleaner air (6.7 µg/m³ lower).

Cairo

Kom Ombo

42.9µg/m³
36.2µg/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.

Cairo (25.2M) and Kom Ombo (137K) are 184x in population — Cairo is the larger metro, Kom Ombo the smaller; on land area Cairo spans roughly 67x more ground.

111x

Cairo is roughly 111x the scale of Kom Ombo

Combined population & area comparison

EG flagCairo
111x
EG flagKom Ombo
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagCairo25.2M184x
2.EG flagKom Ombo137K1x
Area
1.EG flagCairo1,680 km²67x
2.EG flagKom Ombo25 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
50 km78 km

EG flagCairo

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.0 km9.3 km

EG flagKom Ombo

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Cairo vs Kom Ombo

Which is cheaper, Cairo or Kom Ombo?
Cairo has an estimated monthly cost of $871.
How does the climate compare between Cairo and Kom Ombo?
Sunny days: 337 vs 358 d — Kom Ombo higher Annual sunshine: 3,478 vs 3,657 hrs — Kom Ombo higher Winter sunshine: 217 vs 263 hrs/day — Kom Ombo higher Hot days (>30°C): 178 vs 242 d — Cairo lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 5 vs 0 d — Similar
Is Cairo or Kom Ombo safer?
Cairo has a safety score of 0.6/5.
Should I move to Cairo or Kom Ombo?
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