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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Aswan or Manila?

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
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Manila leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Manila 64: Manila leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Manila 54: Aswan leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Manila 64: Manila leads by 56 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Manila 40: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Manila 42: Aswan leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Manila 42: Manila leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Manila 26: Aswan leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Manila 60: Manila leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Manila 77: Aswan leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Manila 50: Manila leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Manila are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Manila.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

Manila
Best match
48match

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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanManila
Official languageArabicEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m9 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanManila
City population401,8901,902,590
People per km²1,07276,104
Museums within 10 km327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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.