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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Aswan or Vienna?

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 Vienna for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Vienna 50: Vienna leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Vienna 44: Aswan leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 82 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Vienna.

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.

Vienna
Best match
66match

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
14 hdaylight a day

Vienna in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanVienna

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanVienna
Official languageArabicGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
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 m151 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanVienna
City population401,8902,028,289
People per km²1,0724,890
Museums within 10 km3152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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. 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.