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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Cairo or Puerto Iguazu?

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 Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Cairo leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Puerto Iguazu 28: Cairo leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Puerto Iguazu 9: Cairo leads by 87 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Puerto Iguazu 14: Cairo leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 65 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Puerto Iguazu 33: Cairo leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Puerto Iguazu 17: Cairo leads by 41 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Puerto Iguazu 48: Cairo leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Puerto Iguazu 7: Cairo leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Puerto Iguazu 34: Puerto Iguazu leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Cairo
Best match
50match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families 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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoPuerto Iguazu
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180117 or 911
Elevation23 m162 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoPuerto Iguazu
City population9,801,53654,903
People per km²18,564-
Museums within 10 km480
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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.