⭐️ Overall Score | 3.05/5 (Rank #574) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,066 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 5Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Nice: 18°C64°F (feels 18°C64°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 59% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 Moderate: 82 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Okay |
🎓 Education level | Mediocre |
💰 Income level | Very Low: $2,823/y |
🙊 English speaking | Okay |
😤 People density | 😤 Dense: 16k ppl/km² (8x8m) |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare | Okay |
😄 Happiness | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Bad |
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Okay |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Region | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Egypt |
⏱ Average trip duration | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 5 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (59%) = feels 18°C 64°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 82 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | E-Kit |
💸 100 EGP in USD | USD 6.37 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | EGP 1,000 = USD 64 |
💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Ole |
🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 4,000,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $2,823 / year |
😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 8x8m (64m²) per person |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | AirEgypt |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | AirEgypt |
🏥 Best hospital | The German Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,066 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $469 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $554 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $158 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $85 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $42 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $1,364 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $64 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (90 listings) | $1,105 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $36 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee | $1 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ Not very safe
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
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Feels | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 7021° mild | 8127° warm | 8831° hot | 9032° hot | 9535° hot | 8831° hot | 8429° warm | 7725° warm | 6820° mild |
Real | 6317° cool | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 6921° mild | 7926° warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8329° very warm | 8127° warm | 7725° warm | 6820° mild |
Humidity | nice 60% | nice 62% | nice 67% | nice 63% | nice 61% | sweaty 72% | nice 69% | nice 70% | nice 66% | nice 68% | nice 66% | nice 63% |
Rain | dry 13mm | dry 11mm | dry 13mm | dry 3mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 13mm | dry 3mm | dry 20mm |
Cloud | clear 7% | pockets 22% | pockets 20% | pockets 15% | pockets 15% | pockets 12% | clear 5% | clear 8% | clear 3% | pockets 18% | pockets 17% | pockets 28% |
Sun | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunscreen 6 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | safe 3 UVI |
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