The living manual for Egypt
Egypt, decoded.
Every price, rule and step in Egypt — current, verified, explained.
Visa, rent, taxis, banks — ask the manual anything.
Door one
Visiting
A smooth, confident, scam-free trip — phrases, survival kit, and what things should actually cost.
Door two
Moving & Living
The relocation operating manual — visas, areas, schools, and every office visit walked through.
02 — The Manual
Five ways to decode it
Decode the Cost
Real prices at today's rate — stamped with an as-of date, separated by EGP and USD.
1-bed New Cairo · EGP 18,000/mo · 6 Sep 2026
Decode the Rules
The visa and entry truth for your passport, in ten seconds, with the source.
UK · visa on arrival · 30 days · $30
Decode the Bureaucracy
Field-by-field walkthroughs of every office visit, with the form translated.
Open a bank account · 4 steps · ~90 min
Decode the Language
Two-way phrases that speak for you — Arabic on one side, English on the other.
"How much?" · بكام؟ · be-kam?
Decode the Choice
Where to live: neighbourhood profiles with real rent bands, transport, fibre.
Maadi · family · fibre: good · 2-bed EGP 22k
03 — No more guessing
Why you can trust it
Every price has an as-of date
Dates and sources travel with every number. Nothing is naked.
Verified vs community — always labelled
You always know who to believe, and how official it is.
Arabic first on the street
Phrases, officer cards and forms in Arabic — Romanised for you.
Built by people who live here
The non-panicky friend who has the answer.
04 — Fresh this week
Recently verified
- as of 13 Sept 2026
CBE exchange rates refreshed — USD 51.31 / EUR 59.51 / GBP 69.36
FX · official source (CBE)
- as of 12 Sept 2026
e-Visa tourism fees verified — $30 single / $65 multiple
Visa · official source (Ministry of Interior)
- as of 12 Sept 2026
UK entry rules updated — visa on arrival $30; digital VOA $36 since 1 Aug 2026
Visa · official source (gov.uk FCDO)
- as of 12 Sept 2026
Sharm El-Sheikh free entry stamp confirmed for South Sinai stays under 15 days
Visa · official source (gov.uk FCDO)
Start with what things cost.
Rent, taxis, groceries, schools — at today's rate, with as-of dates on every row.