Cost of Living in Cairo, 🇪🇬 Egypt - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 $703 $648 $703 $278 $55

Utilities 1 2 $30 $40 $65 $17 —

Internet & Mobile 6 14 16 7 $27 $25 $39 $22 $3

Groceries 21 22 23 24 25 20 $98 $220 $479 $132 $8

Transportation 11 12 35 $73 $58 $126 $34 $12

Dining Out 1 26 27 $210 $171 $310 $55 $40

Leisure Activities 1 15 19 $70 $50 $880 $30 $22

Health Insurance 8 $63 $90 $240 $12 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 9 10 $30 $10 $20 — $1

Total $1,304 $1,312 $2,862 $580 $143

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $647.91 $278 – $1,018 per month

Coworking Space 4 13 $51.83 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $703.45 $555 – $926 per month

Coliving Space 2 $279.53 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 27 $1.46 per cup

Beer 28 1 $1.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $4.87 per meal

Fast Food Combo 26 $1.67 per meal

Apples 23 20 $1.06 per kg

Bread 25 $0.37 per loaf

Milk 24 $0.88 per liter

Rice 22 $0.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 21 $5.46 per kg

Beef 24 $7.96 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 29 $6.48 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $24.61 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 24 $0.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 30 31 $0.25 per trip

Taxi per km 30 31 $0.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 11 12 $9.44 per month

Gasoline 5 $0.44 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 35 $0.88 per trip

Scooter Rental 2 $37.02 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 14 7 $5.55 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $16.88 per month

Gym Membership 1 19 $22.60 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 19 $10.18 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $1.85 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 15 $3.52 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 33 $24.05 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $12.96 per dress

Running Shoes 32 $18.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $2.53 per visit

Laundry 1 $0.93 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 18 $9.26 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 34 $1.07 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 54.0197 EGP on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Marrakech, Amman, Dubai

Livingcost.org Cairo utilities, gym, dining cross-check (Jun 2026)Index
Greater Cairo rent bands early 2026 (EGP 35,000 avg 1BR Cairo)Secondary
Property Finder Cairo furnished 1BR listings EGP 22,000–55,000Listings
Respace Nasr City shared desk EGP 1,900–2,800/monthOfficial
Egypt RON 95 EGP 24.00/litreIndex
WE Mobile Egypt tourist prepaid EGP 100/300 bundlesOfficial
Numbeo Egypt mobile plan survey EGP 376.65/month (10GB+)Index
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
UK FCDO Egypt visa on arrival USD 30 / digital VOA USD 36 CairoOfficial
US State Dept Egypt tourist VOA USD 30 cash; USD 36 card at Cairo airportOfficial
Cairo Metro monthly pass EGP 390–600 by zone (2026 table)Official
Mobility Cairo monthly pass EGP 390–600 public tariffOfficial
Woork Hub Nasr City shared desk EGP 2,000/monthListings
Orange Egypt prepaid data add-ons (GO Extra packs)Official
VOX City Centre Almaza standard ticket EGP 190Secondary
Orange Triple Play home fibre up to 70 Mbps from EGP 800/month (VAT excl.)Official
CliniDo Cairo GP consultation fees EGP 350–500Listings
Ekshef Cairo GP fees EGP 150–500 typical rangeListings
Gold's Gym Egypt published monthly memberships LE 2,500–6,000Official
Spinneys/Carrefour Egypt supermarket survey (Sep–Oct 2026)Index
Carrefour chicken breast fillet EGP 294.99/kgListings
Carrefour Egyptian white rice from EGP 26.99/kgListings
Carrefour apples from EGP 57/kg (Royal Gala 1 kg)Listings
Carrefour Juhayna milk EGP 47.50/L; Balady beef cubes EGP 215/500gListings
Carrefour Aqua Delta 1.5 L water EGP 9.99Listings
Carrefour Rich Bake bread from EGP 15.50–29.99/loafListings
McDonald's Egypt Big Mac Medium Meal EGP 90 (Talabat menu)Listings
Costa Coffee cappuccino EGP 79 (Talabat delivery menu)Listings
Stella 330 ml bottle EGP 50Listings
Castello Di Trevi red wine 750 ml EGP 350Listings
Cairo taxi meter EGP 13.5 first km then EGP 3/km (17 Oct 2025)News
Cairo white-taxi tariff EGP 13.5 flag-fall (1 km) and EGP 3/km (Oct 2025)News
Decathlon RUN CUSHION running shoes from EGP 999Official
DeFacto men jeans from EGP 1,299Listings
Seif Pharmacies Panadol Extra Optizorb 24 tabs EGP 58Listings
Cairo UberX/Careem Go 4–5 km routes EGP 40–55 normal trafficSecondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 803.98 703.45
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 287.14 647.91
- Apples 2.11 1.06
- Beef 11.87 7.96
- Beer 1.63 1.85
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- Bread 0.86 0.37
- Chicken Fillets 6.51 5.46
- Cinema Ticket 4.21 3.52
- Coffee 1.82 1.46
- Coliving Space 421.13 279.53
- Coworking Space 86.14 51.83
- Dining Out local 67, nomad 459.42, expat 267.99, family 421.13, tourist 47.86 local 55.37, nomad 210, expat 170.7, family 310, tourist 40
- Doctor Visit (GP) 15.31 9.26
- Fast Food Combo 6.13 1.67
- Gasoline 0.35 0.44
- Groceries local 124.43, nomad 86.14, expat 229.71, family 535.99, tourist 7.66 local 132, nomad 98, expat 220, family 479, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 34.46 22.6
- Haircut 8.61 2.53
- Health Insurance local 9.57, nomad 76.57, expat 105.28, family 267.99, tourist 4.79 local 12, nomad 62.72, expat 90, family 240, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 143.57, nomad 918.84, expat 478.56, family 861.41, tourist 105.28 local 277.68, nomad 703.45, expat 647.91, family 703.45, tourist 55
- Internet & Mobile local 8.61, nomad 34.46, expat 22.97, family 47.86, tourist 2.87 local 22.43, nomad 26.55, expat 25.2, family 39.2, tourist 3
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 14.36 16.88
- Jeans 45.94 24.05
- Laundry 4.79 0.93
- Leisure Activities local 28.71, nomad 229.71, expat 162.71, family 287.14, tourist 34.46 local 29.64, nomad 69.64, expat 49.64, family 880, tourist 22
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.79 4.87
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30.63 24.61
- Milk 1.05 0.88
- Mobile Plan 6.7 5.55
- Monthly Transport Pass 11.49 9.44
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.21 1.07
- Rice 0.92 0.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 2.11 0.88
- Running Shoes 111.03 18.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9.57 1.85
- Scooter Rental 67 37.02
- Summer Dress 36.37 12.96
- Taxi Start 0.48 0.25
- Taxi per km 0.23 0.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 10.53 10.18
- Transportation local 34.46, nomad 143.57, expat 114.85, family 287.14, tourist 22.97 local 34.29, nomad 72.8, expat 57.84, family 126.48, tourist 12.2
- Utilities local 22.97, nomad 57.43, expat 47.86, family 95.71, tourist 0 local 16.7, nomad 30, expat 40, family 65, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 28.71, expat 19.14, family 76.57, tourist 2.39 local 0, nomad 30, expat 10, family 20, tourist 1
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.29 0.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.44 6.48
Ride-hailing (5km) and Transportation (nomad, expat, family, tourist) moved to Kairo.dk UberX 4–5 km route fares EGP 40–55 (kairo.dk).

Cairo cost of living