⭐️ Total score | 3.04/5 (Rank #159) |
❤️ Liked by members | 👍100% liked it 👎0% disliked it |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,375 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 4Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 35% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 15 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Great |
🎓 Education level* | Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Bad |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $235 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Okay |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* | Okay |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Okay |
🖥 Places to work from | Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating | Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Bad |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Egypt |
⏱ Average trip length | 25 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (35%) = feels 19°C 66°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 100 EGP in USD | USD 3.31 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EGP 10,000 = USD 331 |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | G*Space |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Club House |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 15,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $2,823 / year |
👫 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 |
🏥 Best hospital | El Gouna Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,375 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,256 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $11,354 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $3,244 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $813 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,696 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $3,667 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $38 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $154 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $80 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $7 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $0 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomad List members liked going here a lot
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Too expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Not many Nomad List members go here
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 8228° warm | 9032° hot | 9334° hot | 10038° hot | 10038° hot | 9736° hot | 9032° hot | 8228° warm | 7021° mild |
Real | 7222° mild | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 8429° very warm | 9133° hot | 9334° hot | 9736° hot | 9736° hot | 9334° hot | 8630° very warm | 8127° warm | 7021° mild |
Humidity | nice 47% | nice 46% | nice 41% | nice 30% | too dry 28% | nice 31% | nice 32% | nice 34% | nice 41% | nice 51% | nice 49% | nice 52% |
Rain | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 0mm | dry 3mm | dry 0mm |
Cloud | clear 2% | clear 2% | clear 4% | clear 1% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 2% | clear 0% | clear 0% | clear 2% | pockets 11% | pockets 37% |
Sun | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI |
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