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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Budapest by Perituss, CC0.

Aswan or Budapest?

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

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

Choose Budapest for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Budapest’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, Budapest 25: Budapest leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Budapest 63: Budapest leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Budapest 80: Budapest leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Budapest 78: Budapest leads by 70 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Budapest 58: Budapest leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Budapest 68: Budapest leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Budapest 62: Budapest leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Budapest 78: Budapest leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Budapest 55: Budapest leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Budapest 62: Aswan leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Budapest 76: Budapest leads by 62 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Budapest 98: Budapest leads by 58 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Budapest.

Your match

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Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Budapest
Best match
67match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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
14 hdaylight a day

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBudapest

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBudapest
Official languageArabicHungarian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Forint (HUF)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m117 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBudapest
City population401,8901,675,777
People per km²1,0723,191
Museums within 10 km381
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.