🇪🇬 Egypt · Housing
Renting and buying property in Egypt — typical rents, deposits, contracts, and official tenancy rules.
Housing in Egypt is mainly handled through private rental or purchase contracts, new-city developments and state housing programmes. Foreign residents should document lease terms, utilities, address registration and any property-ownership limits before relying on a housing arrangement.
- Private leases should state rent, deposit, duration, utilities and handover condition.
- State housing programmes may target citizens or specific income groups.
- Foreign buyers should verify ownership limits and registration before signing.
Official authorities
- Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities
Housing policy, utilities and new urban communities.
- Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund
State social-housing and mortgage-finance programmes.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Typical rents by city
| Cities | 1-bedroom rent |
|---|---|
| Cairo | E£ 10,000–22,500/mo (centre); E£ 7,000–15,000/mo (outer) |
| Alexandria | E£ 7,500–17,500/mo (centre); E£ 5,500–12,000/mo (outer) |
| Giza | E£ 7,500–17,500/mo (centre); E£ 5,500–12,000/mo (outer) |
| Sharm El Sheikh | E£ 12,500–25,000/mo (centre); E£ 9,000–18,000/mo (outer) |
| Luxor | E£ 6,000–15,000/mo (centre); E£ 4,500–10,000/mo (outer) |