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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Cairo or Delhi?

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 Cairo for

  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Delhi for

  • food and drink
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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. Cairo 10, Delhi 4: Cairo leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Delhi 84: Delhi leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Delhi 85: Cairo leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Delhi 44: Cairo leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Delhi 20: Cairo leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Delhi 68: Delhi leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Cairo and Delhi are level on 32.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Delhi 90: Cairo leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Delhi 25: Delhi leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Delhi.

Your match

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

Cairo
50match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Cairo in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 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. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoDelhi
Official languageArabicHindi, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180108 or 112
Elevation23 m221 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCairoDelhi
City population9,801,53626,495,000
People per km²18,56418,962
Museums within 10 km4823
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km24

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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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.