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Egypt · South Africa

Cairo vs Cape Town: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Cairo and Cape Town compared on cost, safety, weather and size
CairoEgyptCape TownSouth Africa
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$20$40
Mid-range$40$95
Luxury$90$205
Price level0.15× US (2025)0.41× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsMar, Apr, Oct and NovJan, Feb, Nov and Dec
Annual rain19 mm710 mm
Average high30.3 °C21.5 °C
Population9.6M4.8M
Time zoneAfrica/CairoAfrica/Johannesburg

The short answer

Cairo is about 58 % cheaper per day than Cape Town, $40 against $95 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 30 °C in Cairo and 14 °C in Cape Town.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Cairo overview
  • Cape Town overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Cairo trip cost
  • Is Cairo safe?
  • Cape Town trip cost
  • Is Cape Town safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Africa
  • Safest cities in Africa

Countries

  • All cities in Egypt
  • All cities in South Africa

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.