🇪🇬 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).
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 |
Money tips for Cairo
Cost of Cairo — FAQ
Plan on €25–€55 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.
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.
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.
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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Where the money actually goes
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