2nd closest of 8 areas to the gate
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
Next to the university hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, and one of the busiest student-flat areas. Plenty of choice, but prices climb when term starts.
9 min walk to the gate
720 m on foot to the Medicine-side gate, about 9 min along a real route.
Walk it yourself once at 8 AM before you sign.
- Listings
- 30
- 15 for women, 15 for men
- Typical bed
- 1,200–1,550
- EGP a month
- Typical room
- 2,300–3,000
- EGP a month
- Monthly transport
- free
- on foot
Good
- Medicine and the university hospital a few steps away
- Lots of flats renting by the bed or by the room
Watch out
- Some flats squeeze four into a room and mattresses into the living room
- The main gate is a fifteen-minute walk
Rent
Typical rent
in Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed).
Each range holds the middle half of listings: the cheapest quarter and the dearest quarter are left out. Women’s housing usually costs a little more, often because of a supervisor and a return time.
| Place | Women’s housing | Men’s housing |
|---|---|---|
| Bed | 1,200–1,650 | 1,200–1,550 |
| Own room | 2,250–2,400 | 2,300–3,000 |
Women’s housing
- Bed
- 1,200–1,650
- Own room
- 2,250–2,400
Men’s housing
- Bed
- 1,200–1,550
- Own room
- 2,300–3,000
EGP a month, rents as of October 2026.
- Typical bed (the median)
- 1,450
- Monthly transport
- free, on foot
- A month
- 1,450 EGP
- Less than University Street (El Maktabat) (for about 10 more minutes on the road a day)
- EGP 250
Listings
Listings in Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 9 min walk
Bed in a 2-person room
2,050 EGP a month
Above typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Supervisor
- Back by midnight
- AC
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 11 min walk
Bed in a 3-person room
1,200 EGP a month
Below typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Supervisor
- Back by 10 pm
- Furnished
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 13 min walk
Bed in a 3-person room
1,500 EGP a month
Typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Furnished
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 11 min walk
Private room
2,250 EGP a month
Typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Back by 10 pm
- Furnished
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 6 min walk
Private room
3,250 EGP a month
Above typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Bills and internet included
- AC
- Furnished
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 8 min walk
Bed in a 2-person room
1,200 EGP a month
Below typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Furnished
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 11 min walk
Bed in a 2-person room
1,200 EGP a month
Below typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Supervisor
- Back by 11 pm
- Furnished
Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed) 14 min walk
Bed in a 2-person room
1,300 EGP a month
Below typical for Sayed Factory (Sherket Sayed)
- Supervisor
- Back by midnight
- Bills and internet included
