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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Aswan or Tbilisi?

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
  • beaches
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tbilisi for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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, Tbilisi 7: Aswan leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Tbilisi 62: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 62 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Tbilisi 45: Tbilisi leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Tbilisi 42: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Tbilisi 80: Aswan leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

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

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 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). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanTbilisi
Official languageArabicGeorgian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m575 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanTbilisi
City population401,8901,331,485
People per km²1,0721,849
Museums within 10 km329
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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.