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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Vilnius?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Vilnius 52: Vilnius leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Vilnius 44: Vilnius leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Vilnius 64: Aswan leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Vilnius 34: Aswan leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanVilnius
Official languageArabicLithuanian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m98 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanVilnius
City population401,890619,405
People per km²1,0721,545
Museums within 10 km331
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.