Climate
Cairo logs 178 hot days a year to Marsá Maţrūḩ's 91 — Marsá Maţrūḩ wins by 87. Cairo also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Cairo
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Marsá Maţrūḩ
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Cost of Living
Cairo averages $871/mo for balanced living; Marsá Maţrūḩ has no cost baseline yet.
Cairo
$871monthly · balanced
Mobility
Cairo scores 2.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Cairo's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Marsá Maţrūḩ's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Cairo scores 2.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Cairo scores 0.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no safety baseline.
Career
Cairo scores 3.8 on career (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Cairo scores 3.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Cairo scores 2.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Cairo scores 2.8 on family (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Cairo scores 2.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Marsá Maţrūḩ has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Cairo averages 42.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Marsá Maţrūḩ's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Marsá Maţrūḩ breathes ~69% cleaner air (29.6 µg/m³ lower).
Cairo
Marsá Maţrūḩ
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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 Marsá Maţrūḩ (191K) are 132x in population — Cairo is the larger metro, Marsá Maţrūḩ the smaller; on land area Cairo spans roughly 29x more ground.
Cairo is roughly 62x the scale of Marsá Maţrūḩ
Combined population & area comparison
CairoMarsá MaţrūḩCity Scale Rankings
Cairo25.2M132xMarsá Maţrūḩ191K1xCairo1,680 km²29xMarsá Maţrūḩ58 km²1xCairo
Marsá Maţrūḩ
Who Thrives Here
Cairo favours the big city energy, while Marsá Maţrūḩ suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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