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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.
SeasonPeak seasonMarch is one of the very best months to be here.
Daylight≈10.5h06:37 to 17:13
Who this fits
- Good for
- City life, Culture, Food
- Community
- Emerging
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
The local hours you would keep here to share a couple of hours a day with a 9-to-5 in each of these zones.
- US West (LA)
- 13:00 to 21:00 local25% overlap
- US East (NYC)
- 10:00 to 18:00 local25% overlap
- UK (London)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local75% overlap
- Europe (CET)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local88% overlap
- India (Mumbai)
- 09:00 to 17:00 local56% overlap
- Australia (Sydney)
- 06:00 to 14:00 local25% overlap
Budget & internet
Budget$665 to $1,425/moper person/mo · housing incl.
Internet40 Mbpsdecent
What stands out
- City & food: A proper big-city base.
- Climate: Inside its golden window in March.
- Cost: Comfortably within budget ($665 to $1425/mo).
Know before choosing Cairo
- The planning model covers 30 days on the simplest tourist entry. A longer stay needs a passport-specific visa check.
- Internet can be patchy (~40 Mbps), keep a mobile-data backup for calls.
The essentials
Work
- Coworking
- 8 notable spaces · call rooms
Cost
- Housing
- Monthly rentals: Easy · studio $300 to $700
Life
- Safety
- Okay
- Healthcare
- Okay
Stay
- Visa
- Standard tourist entry: 30 days · No verified nomad visa
- Best season
- Nov, Mar
- Timezone
- UTC+2 · Africa/Cairo
Data quality & sources
Mostly estimated · reviewed 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 averageSpeedtest Global Index (Ookla)· Medium confidence
- Coworking
- NomadTiming editorial (coworking survey)· Low confidence
- Visa
- Country averageOfficial immigration guidance· Medium confidence
- Safety
- Numbeo Safety Index / public travel advisories· Low confidence
- Healthcare
- Country averageNumbeo Health Care Index· Low confidence
- Community
- Area estimateNomadTiming 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)