1.83/5
377 reviews
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Cairo

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internet

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poverty

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I lived in Cairo for one month. The city has some problems with the traffic and poverty. But, the people, are the best that I ever meet (not the sellers). The food is amazing, everything is cheap. the uber is almost for free. The internet have some problems, but it'll depend of the area that you'll live. a lot of people speak English, even the apps have the option to read in English. The city is very safe, even for womans at 2AM on the street.

Never, never, and never believe in any seller or anyone that is trying to sell something to you. 95% of the sellers will try to scam you, so be smart with it. Accept the reality of the country and you'll have a lot of fun!
It's a nice place. But the caos and the scams destroy everything. It's nice to live a while, but you'll need a huge amount of patient.

2 years ago

I stayed in Cairo for a week as a solo female (21 years old). I was followed a lot and cat-called / asked for a 'view' or a kiss every 5 minutes even though I was completely covered up, so this is definitely not a place for the faint hearted. It was never with malicious intent though (no one forced themselves on me or even tried to mug me), the culture is just very different than western culture. Whilst they're pushy, they won't do anything unless you let them. It took a couple of days for me to understand that. Other than that, the internet is relatively slow but still consistent, and the majority of people speak a least a little bit of English. The air is very unhealthy and the roads take a while to get used to too!

5 years ago

I ve lived in Cairo now for 3 years, unfortunately its very difficult to find work online here if you dont speak Arabic, I signed up to many site who immedately refused me/offered me work in Arabic despite I selected I speak only English/or there was never any tasks viewable due to my location. The internet is improving but no where near to western standards, VPNs can be blocked with the government employing deep packet spying methods and throttling the connection. Life can be cheap but the quality is very bad, since the devaluation of the currency anything of decent international standards is twice of what it costs outside of Egypt.
Life for single females can be daunting and research into local culture must be done as to not attract unwanted attention simply by being friendly with the opposite sex unfortunately. Local shops will try to rip you off as a foreigner so stick to malls and supermarkets with barcodes and displayed prices. The lack of open spaces, health & safety and decent trustable health care are things to consider before moving here, as are traffic and nightmare road conditions. Unless you have a substantial budget to live in a modern compound bubble-type community then life can become depression and dull due to lack of decent well priced faciltities, over crowding, rubbish, pollution and poverty. Its great for a hit and run trip to do the tourist things, but long term you need something that makes it worth being here.

5 years ago

stayed in giza for 10 days. internet was inconsistent. very cheap here but the locals are constantly trying to screw your over for money

6 years ago

✅ Very cheap

✅ Amazing food

✅ Many people speak English

✅ City is very safe

✅ Uber is inexpensive

✅ Very cheap to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Inconsistent internet

❌ Difficult to find work online without Arabic

❌ Traffic and poor road conditions

❌ Scams from local sellers

❌ Lack of health and safety

❌ Pollution and overcrowding

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ No democracy

❌ Very slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Very hot in the summer

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Feels crowded

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Air quality

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Sun

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$1,502 / mo

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⭐️ Total score	1.83/5 (Rank #1280) 377 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎4 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😝 Cheap: $921 / mo
📡 Internet	🤬 Unusably slow: 4Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 21°C70°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 53%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 33 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Bad
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Bad
💰 Income level*	Very low: $235 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	😤 Dense: 18k ppl/km² (1 per 7x7m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Okay
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Middle East
🚩 Country	Egypt
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	4 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (53%) = feels 21°C 70°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 34 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Careem
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 100 EGP in USD	USD 2.01
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EGP 10,000 = USD 201
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	The District
💻 Best alt. coworking space	The Greek Campus
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	3,067,100 visitors
📸 Tourists now	58,781 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	9,500,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$2,823 / year
😤 Population density	😤 crowded: 7x7m (49m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 78% 👱‍♀️ 22%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	AirEgypt
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	AirEgypt

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$921 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$476 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$718 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$205 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$893 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,005 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$111 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$42 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$33 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$55 / month
🍛 Dinner	$2
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$1,558 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$0 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$0 / trip