Cost of Travel in Cairo

A realistic daily ground budget for Cairo, Egypt - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Cairo travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€350–€770

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€25–€55 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Cairo. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€75–€165	€150–€330
7 days	€175–€385	€350–€770
14 days	€350–€770	€700–€1,540

When to go to Cairo

Most pleasant months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov (averaging 17–25°C). Coldest month January (12°C), warmest July (30°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Cairo guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Cairo, Egypt, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Cairo

Restaurants: 10%, plus small tips widely expected. "Baksheesh" (small tips) is customary across many everyday services, not just restaurants.

What our own data says about Cairo

By bus: Cairo Alexandria from $3 · Cairo Hurghada from $10 · Cairo Sharm El Sheikh from $12 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Cairo - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Cairo?

Plan on €25–€55 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Cairo cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €175–€385 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €350–€770 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Egypt?

Restaurants: 10%, plus small tips widely expected. "Baksheesh" (small tips) is customary across many everyday services, not just restaurants.

Plan the rest of the Cairo trip

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Flights to Cairo (CAI)

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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