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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Zurich?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Zurich for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Zurich leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Zurich 53: Zurich leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Zurich 58: Aswan leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Zurich 62: Zurich leads by 54 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Zurich 80: Zurich leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Zurich 84: Zurich leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 44 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 55 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Zurich 66: Zurich leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Zurich 3: Aswan leads by 89 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Zurich 70: Zurich leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Zurich.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Zurich
Best match
63match

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

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 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). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanZurich
Official languageArabicFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCJ230 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 m408 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanZurich
City population401,890440,935
People per km²1,0725,016
Museums within 10 km363
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. 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.