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

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 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 1 2 5 $532 $319 $421 $144 $55

Utilities 5 6 $21 $21 $30 $14 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $37 $18 $24 $14 $0

Groceries 8 9 10 11 12 24 5 $58 $143 $267 $105 $3

Transportation 5 6 7 $90 $23 $92 $13 $5

Dining Out 5 6 $397 $116 $211 $38 $23

Leisure Activities 5 6 25 $139 $83 $172 $19 $14

Health Insurance 19 5 $63 $70 $251 $8 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 20 $30 $20 $80 — $1

Total $1,367 $813 $1,548 $355 $103

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 5 $355.00 $250 – $800 per month

Coworking Space 3 $168.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $532.00 $355 – $709 per month

Coliving Space 3 1 $450.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 6 $1.45 per cup

Beer 6 14 $1.68 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 5 6 $3.79 per meal

Fast Food Combo $1.67 per meal

Apples 11 24 $1.57 per kg

Bread 13 24 $0.46 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.00 per liter

Rice 10 $0.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 8 $4.91 per kg

Beef 9 $7.96 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 6 $5.71 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6 $27.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $0.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 21 $0.25 per trip

Taxi per km 21 $0.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 5 $12.90 per month

Gasoline 7 $0.44 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 6 $2.30 per trip

Scooter Rental 5 $65.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $5.55 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $12.90 per month

Gym Membership 5 6 $26.80 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 23 $10.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $1.85 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 22 $2.78 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 16 $24.05 per pair

Summer Dress 17 $27.75 per dress

Running Shoes 15 6 $33.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 6 $2.20 per visit

Laundry $2.59 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 5 6 $15.31 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 18 $1.07 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 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 Cairo, Nuweiba, Luxor, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 727.41 532
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 354.13 355
- Apples 1.63 1.57
- Beef 11.1 7.96
- Beer 1.82 1.68
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- Bread 0.86 0.46
- Chicken Fillets 8.04 4.91
- Cinema Ticket 4.79 2.78
- Coffee 2.11 1.45
- Coliving Space 535.99 450
- Coworking Space 118.68 168
- Dining Out local 38.28, nomad 344.56, expat 114.85, family 210.57, tourist 22.97 local 37.9, nomad 397.2, expat 115.64, family 210.57, tourist 22.78
- Fast Food Combo 6.7 1.67
- Gasoline 0.35 0.44
- Groceries local 105.28, nomad 57.43, expat 143.57, family 267.99, tourist 2.87 local 105.28, nomad 57.9, expat 143.18, family 267.41, tourist 2.88
- Haircut 6.7 2.2
- Health Insurance local 7.66, nomad 67, expat 42.11, family 124.43, tourist 1.91 local 7.66, nomad 62.72, expat 70, family 250.88, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 143.57, nomad 535.99, expat 287.14, family 421.13, tourist 34.46 local 144.39, nomad 532, expat 319.2, family 421.14, tourist 55
- Internet & Mobile local 6.7, nomad 47.86, expat 15.31, family 28.71, tourist 0.86 local 13.55, nomad 37, expat 18.45, family 24, tourist 0.19
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 16.27 12.9
- Jeans 34.46 24.05
- Laundry 4.79 2.59
- Leisure Activities local 19.14, nomad 153.14, expat 95.71, family 172.28, tourist 18.19 local 19.14, nomad 138.8, expat 82.8, family 172.28, tourist 14
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.21 3.79
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 30.63 27.5
- Milk 1.24 1
- Mobile Plan 8.61 5.55
- Monthly Transport Pass 22.97 12.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 2.87 1.07
- Rice 1.05 0.5
- Running Shoes 86.14 33.3
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.49 1.85
- Scooter Rental 143.57 65
- Summer Dress 26.8 27.75
- Taxi Start 0.57 0.25
- Taxi per km 0.29 0.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 11.49 10
- Transportation local 11.49, nomad 34.46, expat 22.97, family 86.14, tourist 5.74 local 12.9, nomad 90, expat 23, family 92, tourist 4.6
- Utilities local 11.49, nomad 28.71, expat 22.97, family 42.11, tourist 0 local 13.7, nomad 21, expat 21, family 30, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 22.97, expat 11.49, family 45.94, tourist 0.77 local 0, nomad 30, expat 20, family 80, tourist 1
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.34 0.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 12.44 5.71
monthly totals re-summed to their stated baskets: Housing local 143.57 → 144.39, nomad 535.99 → 532, expat 287.14 → 319.20, family 421.13 → 421.14; Utilities nomad 28.71 → 21, expat 22.97 → 21; Groceries nomad 57.43 → 57.90, expat 143.57 → 143.18, family 267.99 → 267.41, tourist 2.87 → 2.88; Transportation expat 22.97 → 23, family 86.14 → 92, tourist 5.74 → 4.60; Dining Out local 38.28 → 37.90, nomad 344.56 → 397.20, expat 114.85 → 115.64, tourist 22.97 → 22.78; Leisure Activities nomad 153.14 → 138.80, expat 95.71 → 82.80, tourist 18.19 → 14.00; Health Insurance expat 74 → 70, family 251 → 250.88 (all USD; Utilities, Transportation tourist and Leisure Activities tourist moved 15 percent or more on the metered-utility row and the Dahab operator dive rates) (dahabdive.com, livingcost.org, hurghadarealestate-group.com)

Dahab cost of living