Cost of Living in Luxor, 🇪🇬 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 1 2 $226 $124 $157 $52 $42

Utilities 19 41 1 — $15 $16 $11 —

Internet & Mobile 1 3 5 $12 $14 $24 $13 $1

Groceries 27 28 29 30 32 10 $48 $92 $182 $68 —

Transportation 17 18 38 39 $40 $26 $72 $16 $4

Dining Out 24 25 11 26 $155 $88 $111 $33 $23

Leisure Activities 1 6 16 20 40 $52 $32 $44 $15 $12

Health Insurance 7 $63 $40 $92 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 8 $30 $7 $14 — $1

Total $626 $438 $712 $208 $85

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $51.83 $28 – $124 per month

Coworking Space 15 $27.77 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 $226.00 $160 – $750 per month

Coliving Space 2 $124.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 26 1 $1.17 per cup

Beer 1 12 $0.93 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 24 25 1 $2.77 per meal

Fast Food Combo 11 $1.67 per meal

Apples 29 10 $1.06 per kg

Bread 32 1 $0.37 per loaf

Milk 30 $0.88 per liter

Rice 28 $0.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 27 $5.46 per kg

Beef 30 $7.96 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 33 $6.48 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 24 25 1 $27.70 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 31 $0.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 17 18 1 $0.74 per trip

Taxi per km 18 17 $0.13 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 17 $10.40 per month

Gasoline 22 23 9 $0.44 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 38 39 $0.80 per trip

Scooter Rental 16 $37.02 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 4 14 $6.97 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 1 5 $6.27 per month

Gym Membership 16 37 1 $9.99 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 40 13 $10.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $1.85 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 20 1 $1.85 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 35 13 $24.05 per pair

Summer Dress 21 13 $24.05 per dress

Running Shoes 34 $18.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 17 1 $1.93 per visit

Laundry 16 1 $0.74 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $15.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 36 $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 Cairo, El Gouna, Hanoi, Amman

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 347.35 226
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 67.54 51.83
- Apples 0.58 1.06
- Beef 5.4 7.96
- Beer 0.87 0.93
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- Bread 0.15 0.37
- Chicken Fillets 2.89 5.46
- Cinema Ticket 2.32 1.85
- Coffee 0.68 1.17
- Coliving Space 192.97 124
- Coworking Space 34.73 27.77
- Dining Out local 15.44, nomad 115.78, expat 57.89, family 77.19 local 33, nomad 155, expat 88, family 111, tourist 23
- Doctor Visit (GP) 6.75 15
- Fast Food Combo 3.47 1.67
- Gasoline 0.23 0.44
- Groceries local 57.89, nomad 19.3, expat 77.19, family 154.38, tourist 0 local 68, nomad 48, expat 92, family 182, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 7.72 9.99
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 38.59, expat 28.95, family 77.19 local 0, nomad 63, expat 40, family 92, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 48.24, nomad 192.97, expat 115.78, family 154.38, tourist 38.59 local 52, nomad 226, expat 124, family 157, tourist 42
- Internet & Mobile local 5.79, nomad 23.16, expat 9.65, family 13.51, tourist 0.96 local 13.24, nomad 11.82, expat 14.25, family 24.25, tourist 1
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 11.58 6.27
- Jeans 13.51 24.05
- Laundry 0.96 0.74
- Leisure Activities local 7.72, nomad 48.24, expat 28.95, family 38.59, tourist 9.65 local 15, nomad 52, expat 32, family 44, tourist 12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 2.32 2.77
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11.58 27.7
- Milk 0.68 0.88
- Mobile Plan 4.82 6.97
- Monthly Transport Pass 4.82 10.4
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 2.89 1.07
- Rice 0.42 0.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.16 0.8
- Running Shoes 28.95 18.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2.89 1.85
- Scooter Rental 7.72 37.02
- Summer Dress 9.65 24.05
- Taxi Start 0.29 0.74
- Taxi per km 0.14 0.13
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 3.86 10
- Transportation local 5.79, nomad 28.95, expat 19.3, family 48.24, tourist 3.86 local 16, nomad 40, expat 26, family 72, tourist 4.2
- Utilities local 7.72, nomad 15.44, expat 11.58, family 19.3, tourist 0 local 10.6, nomad 0, expat 15, family 16.2, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 9.65, expat 5.79, family 11.58, tourist 1.93 local 0, nomad 30, expat 7, family 14, tourist 1
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.19 0.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.72 6.48
Monthly Transport Pass note dropped invalid estimate prefix; value unchanged at Livingcost **USD 10.4** monthly local ticket (livingcost.org).

Luxor cost of living