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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Cairo or Tbilisi?

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
  • shopping
  • prices

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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, Tbilisi 7: Cairo leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Tbilisi 62: Cairo leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Tbilisi 45: Tbilisi leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Tbilisi 42: Cairo leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Tbilisi 80: Cairo leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 51 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Tbilisi.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

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

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoTbilisi
Official languageArabicGeorgian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation23 m575 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoTbilisi
City population9,801,5361,331,485
People per km²18,5641,849
Museums within 10 km4829
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.