After years of pound devaluation, the number that matters is the real exchange rate. Here it is live — plus what it costs to live well.
✓ 2026 · live rate + rent ranges
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💡 The currency reality: the pound has slid past ~50 EGP to the dollar after sharp devaluations in 2022–2025. Earning in USD/EUR stretches a long way here; earning in EGP, watch the rate before you send money home or commit to dollar-priced rent.
Rent & budget (per month, 2026)
Rent by area
1-BR city centre EGP 10,000–18,000; outside centre EGP 6,000–12,000. Premium: Zamalek ~EGP 50,000, Garden City ~45,000, Maadi Sarayat ~42,000 for a 2-BR.
Comfortable single budget
Roughly EGP 70,000–100,000/month (~USD 1,500–2,100) for a nice neighbourhood, social life and good private services.