10th closest of 12 areas to the gate
Saft El Laban
West of the Ring Road. Among the cheapest beds around campus, on a longer road.
32 min microbus to the gate 25–45 min depending on traffic
Microbus to Boulaq, then the metro. Minutes are an 8 AM estimate, and microbus times swing with traffic. Fares are about EGP 15 a trip.
Do the trip yourself once at 8 AM before you sign.
- Listings
- 7
- 2 for women, 5 for men
- Typical bed
- 1,800–1,950
- EGP a month
- Typical room
- 1,500–2,150
- EGP a month
- Monthly transport
- 270
- EGP, roughly
Good
- Some of the lowest rents on the list
Watch out
- Narrow streets, microbus only
Rent
Typical rent
in Saft El Laban.
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 | 1,850 | 1,800–2,000 |
| Own room | 2,150 | 1,500 |
Women’s housing
- Bed
- 1,850
- Own room
- 2,150
Men’s housing
- Bed
- 1,800–2,000
- Own room
- 1,500
EGP a month, rents as of October 2026.
- Typical bed (the median)
- 1,850
- Monthly transport
- 270
- A month
- 2,120 EGP
- Less than Bein El Sarayat (for about 54 more minutes on the road a day)
- EGP 1,030
Listings
Listings in Saft El Laban
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Bed in a 3-person room
1,800 EGP a month
Typical for Saft El Laban
- Furnished
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Bed in a 2-person room
1,650 EGP a month
Below typical for Saft El Laban
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Private room
1,500 EGP a month
Below typical for Saft El Laban
- Furnished
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Private room
2,150 EGP a month
Below typical for Saft El Laban
- Supervisor
- Back by midnight
- Bills and internet included
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Bed in a 2-person room
2,000 EGP a month
Typical for Saft El Laban
- AC
- Furnished
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Bed in a 2-person room
1,950 EGP a month
Typical for Saft El Laban
- Bills and internet included
- AC
- Furnished
Saft El Laban 32 min microbus
Bed in a 2-person room
1,850 EGP a month
Above typical for Saft El Laban
- Back by midnight
- AC
- Furnished
