Rent guide
Typical rent,
area by area.
So you know whether the price in front of you is typical or inflated. Every number here is worked out from the listings themselves.
- A bed, usually
- 1,900–3,150
- EGP a month, across all areas
- Your own room, usually
- 3,000–4,650
- EGP a month, across all areas
- Women’s housing
- +3%
- above men’s in the same area, on average
- of listings are from brokers
- 32%
- and commission is usually a full month’s rent
Every listing
Every listing a dot,
every area a row.
The cheapest typical bed is in Boulaq El Dakrour (EGP 1,800, 17 min metro); the dearest is in Agouza (EGP 4,600, 27 min metro). Areas are in order of time to the gate.
each dot is one place’s rent most prices typical
EGP a month rents as of October 2026
A typical bed is EGP 3,150 in Bein El Sarayat (5 min) and EGP 2,100 in Haram (35 min). You save EGP 1,050 on rent, spend EGP 440 of it on transport and keep EGP 610, for about an hour more on the road every day.
What makes the difference
What pushes
a price up?
- Air conditioning
- Places with AC cost about 12% more than ones in the same area without.
- Beds in the room
- A bed in a two-person room averages EGP 2,700; in a room of four or more, EGP 2,550.
- Women’s housing
- About 3% more, often because of a supervisor and a return time.
- The area
- Agouza, Mohandessin and Manial cost the most, and not all are near the gate. Distance alone doesn’t always make a place cheaper: see the chart above.
What does the rent include?
- Electricity, water and internet included28%
- Electricity and water included; you pay for internet47%
- You pay electricity, water and internet25%
Always ask: is electricity a prepaid card or a bill? Who tops it up? It causes a lot of end-of-month arguments.
Women’s and men’s
Women’s and men’s housing,
area by area.
Women’s housing usually costs a little more, often because of a supervisor and a return time. Each mark is the typical rent in the area.
- Bein El Sarayat5 minA bedWomen 3,150Men 2,850Own roomWomen 4,900Men 4,350
- Giza14 minA bedWomen 2,550Men 2,250Own roomWomen 4,000Men 3,500
- Boulaq El Dakrour17 minA bedWomen 1,800Men 1,800Own roomWomen 3,000Men —
- Faisal17 minA bedWomen 1,950Men 2,250Own roomtoo few listings
- Dokki21 minA bedWomen 2,950Men 3,200Own roomWomen —Men 4,200
- Mohandessin25 minA bedWomen 4,050Men —Own roomtoo few listings
- Agouza27 minA bedtoo few listingsOwn roomtoo few listings
- Manial28 minA bedWomen 3,600Men —Own roomWomen —Men 3,650
- Omraniya30 minA bedWomen 1,950Men 1,800Own roomtoo few listings
- Saft El Laban32 minA bedWomen —Men 1,950Own roomtoo few listings
- Haram35 minA bedWomen 2,100Men 2,350Own roomWomen 2,850Men —
- Ard El Lewa38 minA bedtoo few listingsOwn roomtoo few listings
The full table, in numbers
| Area | To the gate | Women’s bed | Men’s bed | Women’s room | Men’s room | Monthly transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bein El Sarayat | 5 min walk | 3,050–3,600 | 2,350–3,550 | 4,300–5,200 | 4,000–4,650 | free |
| Giza | 14 min walk | 2,150–2,600 | 2,100–2,450 | 3,550–4,150 | 3,200–3,850 | free |
| Boulaq El Dakrour | 17 min metro | 1,650–2,350 | 1,700–1,850 | 2,300–3,300 | — | 50 |
| Faisal | 17 min metro | 1,550–2,150 | 1,750–2,350 | — | — | 50 |
| Dokki | 21 min walk | 2,750–3,150 | 2,400–3,750 | — | 4,000–4,700 | free |
| Mohandessin | 25 min metro | 3,850–4,500 | — | — | — | 50 |
| Agouza | 27 min metro | — | — | — | — | 50 |
| Manial | 28 min walk | 3,150–3,750 | — | — | 3,600–4,850 | free |
| Omraniya | 30 min microbus | 1,900–2,000 | 1,350–2,000 | — | — | 440 |
| Saft El Laban | 32 min microbus | — | 1,800–2,000 | — | — | 270 |
| Haram | 35 min microbus | 1,600–2,100 | 1,800–2,500 | 2,050–3,250 | — | 440 |
| Ard El Lewa | 38 min microbus | — | — | — | — | 270 |
Each range brackets the middle half of listings: the cheapest and dearest quarters are left out. EGP a month. “—” means too few listings of that kind in the area.