Alexandria
439 km²
Cairo
1,680 km²
City Map Compare/Alexandria vs Cairovs
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Cairo covers 1,680 km² of contiguous built-up land, 3.8× the built-up area of Alexandria (439 km²).
| Alexandria | Cairo | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Alexandria | Cairo |
| Population (2025) | 6.93 million | 25.2 million |
| Built-up area | 439 km² | 1,680 km² |
| Density | 15,789 /km² | 15,018 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.