Cost of Living in Nuweiba, 🇪🇬 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 5 6 7 13 $420 $185 $278 $120 $35

Utilities 13 5 — $16 $21 $14 —

Internet & Mobile 2 13 14 11 $35 $38 $52 $15 $0

Groceries 18 19 20 21 22 13 $77 $103 $235 $74 $1

Transportation 13 28 1 5 $60 $38 $52 $13 $6

Dining Out 13 15 23 $285 $152 $206 $26 $18

Leisure Activities 4 6 13 27 $67 $34 $115 $32 $19

Health Insurance 9 $68 $74 $272 $9 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 $30 $20 $80 — $1

Total $1,042 $660 $1,311 $303 $82

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 4 6 $211.42 $116 – $296 per month

Coworking Space 8 $168.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 6 7 $420.00 $310 – $650 per month

Coliving Space 6 $222.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 23 13 $1.46 per cup

Beer 24 13 $1.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 13 $3.79 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 $1.67 per meal

Apples 20 12 $1.06 per kg

Bread 12 31 $1.54 per loaf

Milk 21 $0.88 per liter

Rice 19 $0.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 18 $5.46 per kg

Beef 21 $7.96 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 25 $6.48 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 5 $27.50 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 22 $0.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 32 28 $0.25 per trip

Taxi per km 32 28 $0.06 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 13 $12.90 per month

Gasoline 1 32 $0.44 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $2.56 per trip

Scooter Rental 13 $45.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 3 $5.55 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 13 14 $9.24 per month

Gym Membership 13 17 $21.87 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 27 $10.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $1.85 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 $2.78 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 29 $24.05 per pair

Summer Dress 29 4 $32.40 per dress

Running Shoes 26 $18.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 13 5 $2.20 per visit

Laundry 13 4 $2.59 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $15.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 30 $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 Luxor, El Gouna, Hanoi, Dubai

Egypt RON 95 EGP 24.00/litre (19 Oct 2026)Index
WE Mobile Egypt 100 / 300 tourist prepaid bundlesOfficial
Numbeo Egypt national mobile and clothing surveyIndex
Numbeo Hurghada cross-check (Oct 2026)Index
Livingcost Hurghada cross-check (Jun 2026)Index
Nuweiba vacation rentals; monthly average USD 1,634Listings
Airbnb monthly furnished stays in NuweibaListings
MOJO Cowork Cafe Dahab hot desk USD 168/monthListings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
UK FCDO Egypt tourist visa USD 30 on arrivalOfficial
Orange GO @ Home 1,000 MB / EGP 15 / 28 daysOfficial
Spinneys/Carrefour Egypt supermarket survey (Sep–Oct 2026)Index
Red Sea meals, transport, GP USD 10–20; gym USD 15–30/month; scooter USD 50–80/monthSecondary
Orange Triple Play home fibre up to 70 Mbps from EGP 800/month (VAT excl.)Official
McDonald's Egypt Big Mac Medium Meal EGP 90 (Talabat menu)Listings
Grand Hurghada Cinema standard ticket EGP 150–180Secondary
Gold's Gym Egypt memberships from EGP 2,500/monthOfficial
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
Costa Coffee cappuccino EGP 79 (Talabat delivery menu)Listings
Stella 330 ml bottle EGP 50Listings
Castello Di Trevi red wine 750 ml EGP 350Listings
Decathlon RUN CUSHION running shoes from EGP 999Official
Beach Albatros Hurghada tennis court USD 10/hour (daytime hire)Secondary
Cairo white-taxi tariff EGP 13.5 flag-fall (1 km) and EGP 3/km (Oct 2025)News
DeFacto men jeans from EGP 1,299Listings
Seif Pharmacies Panadol Extra Optizorb 24 tabs EGP 58Listings
Carrefour Rich Bake bread from EGP 15.50–29.99/loafListings
Cairo taxi meter EGP 13.5 first km then EGP 3/km (17 Oct 2025)News

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 231.59 420
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 57.9 211.42
- Apples 0.77 1.06
- Beef 4.82 7.96
- Beer 0.77 1.85
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- Bread 0.1 1.54
- Chicken Fillets 2.32 5.46
- Cinema Ticket 1.93 2.78
- Coffee 0.58 1.46
- Coliving Space 115.8 222
- Coworking Space 48.25 168
- Dining Out local 28.95, nomad 154.39, expat 96.5, family 77.2, tourist 19.3 local 25.77, nomad 284.72, expat 151.85, family 205.56, tourist 17.58
- Doctor Visit (GP) 9.65 15
- Fast Food Combo 2.89 1.67
- Gasoline 0.23 0.44
- Groceries local 67.55, nomad 19.3, expat 77.2, family 154.39, tourist 0 local 73.5, nomad 77.18, expat 102.9, family 235.2, tourist 0.61
- Gym Membership 9.65 21.87
- Haircut 1.93 2.2
- Health Insurance local 5.79, nomad 67.55, expat 77.2, family 154.39, tourist 0 local 9.26, nomad 67.95, expat 74.05, family 271.8, tourist 2.27
- Housing local 77.2, nomad 231.59, expat 135.1, family 192.99, tourist 34.74 local 120.33, nomad 420, expat 185.11, family 277.68, tourist 35
- Internet & Mobile local 5.79, nomad 38.6, expat 19.3, family 38.6, tourist 1.93 local 14.79, nomad 35, expat 38, family 52, tourist 0.28
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 11.58 9.24
- Jeans 15.44 24.05
- Laundry 0.96 2.59
- Leisure Activities local 9.65, nomad 57.9, expat 38.6, family 57.9 local 31.87, nomad 67.09, expat 34.01, family 115.44, tourist 18.51
- Meal (Inexpensive) 1.93 3.79
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 15.44 27.5
- Milk 0.58 0.88
- Mobile Plan 3.86 5.55
- Monthly Transport Pass 9.65 12.9
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 1.93 1.07
- Rice 0.39 0.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.16 2.56
- Running Shoes 28.95 18.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2.89 1.85
- Scooter Rental 4.82 45
- Summer Dress 9.65 32.4
- Taxi Start 0.29 0.25
- Taxi per km 0.15 0.06
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 3.86 10
- Transportation local 9.65, nomad 28.95, expat 19.3, family 57.9 local 12.9, nomad 59.81, expat 38, family 52, tourist 6
- Utilities local 11.58, nomad 0, expat 15.44, family 28.95, tourist 0 local 13.71, nomad 0, expat 16, family 21.02, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 38.6, expat 4.82, family 9.65, tourist 0.81 local 0, nomad 30, expat 20, family 80, tourist 1
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.19 0.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 5.79 6.48
Bread, Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) and Transportation (local) updated after lint retry — Mealbudget/Carrefour loaf, Ahram/Al-Masry Cairo taxi meter, Livingcost Hurghada transport and restaurant rows (mealbudget.app, english.ahram.org.eg, almasryalyoum.com, livingcost.org)

Nuweiba cost of living