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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane
BrisbaneThe Story Bridge from Howard Smith Wharves

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Brisbane by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Brisbane?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Aswan for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Aswan’s own page.

Choose Brisbane for

  • nightlife
  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Brisbane’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Aswan 10, Brisbane 55: Brisbane leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Brisbane 60: Brisbane leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Brisbane 42: Aswan leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Brisbane 55: Brisbane leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Brisbane 74: Brisbane leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Brisbane 50: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Brisbane 78: Brisbane leads by 46 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Brisbane 62: Brisbane leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Brisbane 45: Brisbane leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Brisbane 33: Aswan leads by 59 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Brisbane 55: Brisbane leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Brisbane are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Brisbane.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Brisbane
Best match
54match

Wins on nightlife and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Aswan in July

42 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Brisbane in July

22 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBrisbane

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Brisbane: 1991-2020 normals, Brisbane (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBrisbane
Official languageArabicEnglish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+10
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180000
Elevation99 m0 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsBrisbane International Airport (BNE)13 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBrisbane
City population401,8902,706,966
People per km²1,072171
Museums within 10 km316
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-9 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.