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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Oslo?

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 Oslo for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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, Oslo 36: Oslo leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Oslo 55: Oslo leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Oslo 66: Oslo leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Oslo 48: Oslo leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Oslo 82: Oslo leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Aswan and Oslo are level on 52.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Oslo 63: Oslo leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Oslo 85: Oslo leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Oslo 50: Oslo leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Oslo 14: Aswan leads by 78 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Oslo 62: Oslo leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Oslo 60: Oslo leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Oslo.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanOslo
Official languageArabicNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
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 180Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation99 m23 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanOslo
City population401,890717,710
People per km²1,072-
Museums within 10 km360
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. 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.