Cairo

Five thousand years of rush hour.

The Cairo index
sun most of the year95
a strong sense of place95
museums, music, ideas90
Egypt · 30.04° N / 31.24° E22.2M people · $ · GMT+3
energy90
safety60
transit55
food80
culture90
nightlife70
affordability88
nature25
slow living40
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Cairo is great if you want

✓The volume turned up
✓Museums, music, ideas
✓Your money goes far
✓Sun most of the year

Think twice if you need

×The sea nearby
×Quiet nights
×Nature at the door
×Life without a car
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