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Egypt
Cairo
Ancient history at rock-bottom prices
Vast, chaotic and extraordinarily cheap, with the pyramids on the edge of town, an intense base best in the cooler months.
Best monthsNov to MarOctober to April
Budget$665 to $1,425/mototal/mo · housing incl.
Internet40 Mbpsdecent
Coworking8 notable spacesCall-friendly rooms
Golden window: October to April
Best months: November to March
Through the year
- Nov to Feb · Mild winter. Warm, dry, sunny days and cool nights, peak season.
- Mar to Apr · Spring. Warm and dry, occasional dusty khamsin winds.
- May to Sep · Hot summer. Very hot and dry, often above 38C.
- Oct to Oct · Autumn. The heat eases into comfortable days again.
Workday compatibility
Where a standard 9-to-5 in each of these zones lands in local time here.
- US West (LA)
- 19:00 to 03:00 local0% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 16:00 to 00:00 local38% overlap
- UK (London)
- 11:00 to 19:00 local100% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 10:00 to 18:00 local100% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 05:30 to 13:30 local81% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 00:00 to 08:00 local13% overlap
What stands out
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($665 to $1425/mo).
- City & food: Big-city life, food and nightlife.
- Climate: Inside its golden window in March.
Know before choosing Cairo
- Tourist stays are capped at 30 days, you'd have to leave and re-enter.
- Internet can be patchy (~40 Mbps), keep a mobile-data backup for calls.
The essentials
Work
- Internet
- 40 Mbps · decentcountry avg
- Coworking
- 8 notable spaces
- Private call rooms
- Usually available
Cost
- Monthly cost
- $700 to $1,500/mo
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $300 to $700
Life
- Safety
- Okay
- Healthcare
- Okaycountry avg
- Community
- Emergingarea est.
- Good for
- City life, Culture, Food
Stay
- Visa
- 30 days visa-free · No nomad visacountry avg
- Best season
- Nov to Mar
- Timezone
- UTC+2 · Africa/Cairo
Visa rules assume an EU/US/UK passport, differ by nationality, and change often. Always confirm the current rules for your own passport with an official source.
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · updated 2026-07Every figure shows its source and confidence. v1 is hand-curated, so treat it as a starting point. Missing data is shown as “No data”, never invented.
- Monthly cost
- Numbeo (cost of living)· Low confidence
- Internet
- country avgSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- country avgOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- country avgNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- area est.NomadTiming editorial (nomad community)· Low confidence
- Housing
- Numbeo rent index / local rental listings· Low confidence
How the scoring works and where data comes from: read the methodology.
Nearby & similar bases
November · Africa/Cairo (UTC+2)