Egypt
Cairo
capital city of Egypt
19°C · this month$900/mo9,801,53623 m109 missions from 105 countries
Live & travel in Cairo
Monthly budget
$900/mo
Prices vs USA: 16%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 54.03 EGP
Internet access
75%
of people online
Air quality
43.1
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Arabic
Emergency
180 · 123 · 122
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug
Calling code
+20
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jul 14, 2025
Climate by month
Temperature °CRain mm
Best months:AprilMayOctoberNovember
NASA POWER monthly climatology ·Humidity: 51%
Embassies & consulates in Cairo
109 missions from 105 countries
Embassy 104
Afghanistan+20 2 2417 7236Albania27, El-Gezera Al-WosstaAlgeria+20 2 2736 1520Argentina+20227367765Armenia20 Mohamed Mazhar streetAustralia+202 2770 6600Austria+20-2-35702975AzerbaijanMaadi Sarayat, Street 10, Villa 16, CairoBahrain15 شارع البرازيل - الزمالكBangladeshEmbassy of Bangladesh, CairoBelarus26, Gaber Ibn Hayan StreetBelgium+20 2 279 474 94Bolivia+20 23 7624361Bosnia and Herzegovina42 El Thawra St., El DokkiBrazil+202 24 61 9837Bulgaria+202 273 63 025Burkina Faso22, Rue Wadi El Nil-MaadiBurundi27, Rue El F.vadh - MohandessineCanadaNile City Towers, 2005 (A) Corniche El Nile, South TowerChadRue Abd El-Hameed Soliman , Le CaireChile1 El-Saleh AyoubChina14 Bahgat Aly Street, Zamalek, CairoColombia6 Guezira StreetCôte d’Ivoire+202 25 21 40 12Croatia+202 273 83 155CubaEmbassy of CubaCyprus+20 2 27377012Czechia+20 2 3333 9700Denmark+20-2-24616630DR Congoشارع المنصور محمد 5Ecuador5 شارع ابن النبيهEquatorial Guinea56, Abdel Moneim Riad StreetEstonia+20 1201844753Ethiopiaشارع رفاعةFinland+20 225 869 000France+20235673200GeorgiaEmbassy of GeorgiaGermany+20-2-2728-2000Greece+20 2 27950443Guinea1 Rue Massoud, Route Alexandrie désertique-GizaGuinea-BissauEmbassy of Guinea BissauHondurasEmbassy of HondurasHungary29, Mohamed Mazhar St., ZamalekIndia+202 2736-0052Indonesia+20224715561Iraq+20227358087Ireland+202-27287100IsraelEmbassy of Israel, CairoItaly+20 (0)2 27943194Japan81 Corniche El Nil StreetKenyaشارع القنال 60, 11728KuwaitEmbassy of KuwaitLatvia+20-2-2738-4188LiberiaEmbassy of LiberiaLibya+20 2 2735 1269Lithuania+20 2 2120 4705Malaysia+20 2 3761 0013Mali3, Kawssar StreetMalta+202 24619961MauritaniaEmbassy of MauritaniaMauritiusشارع عبد المنعم رياض 70, 12654Mexico+202 2358-0256Mongolia14 Street 152Morocco+(20) 2 27 35 96 77Mozambique+202 76 05 505NamibiaAl Nahda StreetNepal23B Mohammed Mazhar StreetNetherlands+20 227395500New Zealand+20-2-24616000Nigeria+20 2 2735 3907North MacedoniaRoad Al Nahda 41, 3/402Norway8 El Gezirah StreetPanama+202-273-61093Paraguay+202 2380 0482Peru+20 2 23590306PhilippinesEmbassy of the Philippines, CairoPoland5, El Aziz OsmanPortugal+20 22 7350779Republic of the Congoشارع النقيب فوزي الرماح 7, 12657Romania+202 2736.01.07Russia+20(2)3748-9353Saudi Arabia+20237749800Serbia+202 2735-40-61Singapore+20-2-3749-0468Slovakia+20 233358240Slovenia+20 2 3749 8171South Africa+20 2 2535 3000South KoreaEmbassy of South Korea, CairoSpain+20 2-2735643SudanEmbassy of SudanSweden+20 2 2728 9200Switzerland+20-2-25758284Thailand+202 3760-3553/4Tunisiaشارع الموسيقار محمد عبد الوهاب 18, 11568Türkiye+20 2 27978400Uganda+90 312 437 01 94Ukraine+20-2-23786870United Arab Emirates+20-2-37766101United Kingdom7 Ahmed Ragheb StreetUnited States+20-2 2797 3300Uruguay+2.02 2735.35.89Venezuela+20 2 2359 4871VietnamEmbassy of Vietnam to Cairo, EgyptYemen+20 2 3761 4224
Apostolic Nunciature 1
Consulate General 1
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Cairo
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Where to eat in Cairo
Restaurants and cafés
- Le PachaSplurge
Saray El Gezirah Street, El-Khalig
- Nile Pharaoh Cruising restaurantSplurge
138 El Nile St
- Khufu’s RestaurantSplurge
- Akram Gad RestaurantBudget
13, 26th of July St.
- Le Grillon Restaurant & Garden CafeMid-range
8 Kasr Al Nile
- The Greek ClubMid-range
221 Mahmoud Bassiouny
- La ChesaMid-range
21 Adly St.
- Namaste Indian RestaurantSplurge
1115 Nile Corniche
- Bird CageSplurge
Semiramis InterContinental Cairo, Corniche El Nil
- Eatery بيتزا القدسBudget
عماره ٢٢, Marouf، قسم التحرير
- Al Tahreer Koshary RestaurantBudget
el-Tahrir Street
- Fish & ChipsMid-range
37 شارع البستان, Haret Al Hakr
Bars and nightlife
- L'Amphitryon
18 Ibrahim al-Laqqani St
- Pub 28
28 Shagaret El Dorr St
- 707 Club
19 Abdel Hamid Lotfy St
- El Horreya Cafe and Bar
- Sip
18 Kamal Khaleel, Omar Al Khayam
- Deals
2 El Sayed El Bakry St
- Red Onion
27 A Road 276, New Maadi
- Odeon
6 Abdel Hamid Said St
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Cairo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Frequently asked questions
Where can you eat in Cairo?
The travel guide to Cairo lists Le Pacha, Nile Pharaoh Cruising restaurant, Khufu’s Restaurant, Akram Gad Restaurant, and Le Grillon Restaurant & Garden Cafe.
Is Cairo safe for travellers?
The U.S. State Department currently rates Egypt at Level 2. The national intentional-homicide rate is 1.3 per 100,000 people.
How much does it cost to live in Cairo?
Roughly $900 per month for a remote worker, based on Egypt price levels (16% of US prices).
What is the weather like in Cairo in November?
In November Cairo averages a high of 36°C, a low of 7°C and about 17 mm of rain.
Which embassies and consulates are in Cairo?
109 diplomatic missions, including Afghanistan (Embassy), Albania (Embassy), Algeria (Embassy), Argentina (Embassy), Armenia (Embassy), Australia (Embassy), Austria (Embassy), and Azerbaijan (Embassy).
Cities in Egypt
Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), NASA POWER, U.S. Department of State, Wikidata (CC0), Wikimedia Commons, ExchangeRate-API.