Is Egypt a good place to live for remote workers?

Egypt scores 44/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 27 Mbps, safety 92, healthcare 71, air quality 0, english 45) — rank 146 of 167. Very low costs; Cairo air and traffic are the trade.

How fast is the internet in Egypt?

Median fixed broadband is around 27 Mbps. Very low costs; Cairo air and traffic are the trade.

What does $3,000/month get you in Egypt?

Single-person essentials run about $254/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (11.8× essentials).

Livability · rank 146/167

Is 🇪🇬 Egypt (Cairo) a good place to live?

Quality score 44/100 against essentials of $254/month. Very low costs; Cairo air and traffic are the trade.

The five metrics

Internet 11 27 Mbps median broadband, 74.6% online

Safety 92 1.3 homicides/100k (2017)

Healthcare 71 UHC service coverage 71/100 (2023)

Air quality 0 PM2.5 53.6 µg/m³ (2023)

English 45 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.75 · corruption control -0.83 · stability -0.98 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $4.74 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $4.39/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($254)	Verdict
$2,000	7.9×	like royalty
$3,000	11.8×	like royalty
$5,000	19.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇸🇾 Syria — quality 40.4, essentials $258/mo
🇺🇦 Ukraine — quality 78.4, essentials $523/mo
🇧🇾 Belarus — quality 74.1, essentials $499/mo
🇳🇬 Nigeria — quality 29.8, essentials $205/mo

See also: everyday prices · retiring in Egypt

Frequently asked questions

Is Egypt a good place to live for remote workers?: Egypt scores 44/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 27 Mbps, safety 92, healthcare 71, air quality 0, english 45) — rank 146 of 167. Very low costs; Cairo air and traffic are the trade.
How fast is the internet in Egypt?: Median fixed broadband is around 27 Mbps. Very low costs; Cairo air and traffic are the trade.
What does $3,000/month get you in Egypt?: Single-person essentials run about $254/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (11.8× essentials).