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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Cairo or Mumbai?

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
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Mumbai 70: Cairo leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Mumbai 48: Cairo leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Mumbai 35: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Mumbai 38: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Mumbai 72: Cairo leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Mumbai 24: Mumbai leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Cairo
50match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and food and drink 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoMumbai
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 m14 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCairoMumbai
City population9,801,53615,414,288
People per km²18,56425,563
Museums within 10 km481
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.