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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cairo or Manaus?

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

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Manaus for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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, Manaus 38: Manaus leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Manaus 56: Cairo leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Manaus 46: Cairo leads by 50 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Manaus 42: Cairo leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Manaus 86: Manaus leads by 56 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Manaus 12: Cairo leads by 54 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Manaus 35: Manaus leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Manaus 27: Cairo leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Manaus 36: Cairo leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Manaus 63: Cairo leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Manaus 20: Manaus leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Manaus.

Your match

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

Cairo
Best match
50match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Manaus
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches 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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoManaus

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoManaus
Official languageArabicPortuguese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-4
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation23 m92 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoManaus
City population9,801,5362,303,732
People per km²18,564202
Museums within 10 km4813
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.