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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Cairo or Oaxaca?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Oaxaca for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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, Oaxaca 5: Cairo leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Oaxaca 74: Cairo leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Oaxaca 40: Cairo leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Oaxaca 65: Cairo leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Oaxaca 55: Oaxaca leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Oaxaca 77: Cairo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Oaxaca 38: Cairo leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Oaxaca 50: Oaxaca leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Oaxaca.

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 prices with your weighting.

Oaxaca
Best match
54match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoOaxaca
Official languageArabicSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-6
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation23 m1,555 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoOaxaca
City population9,801,536258,913
People per km²18,5643,028
Museums within 10 km4810
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22

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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.