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Triplandio Cairo guide covers 21 travel guides across 42 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 84 self-guided walking tours in Cairo with 349 POI, spanning 354 km in total. Get inspired by 16 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Cairo
City & Country Data Egypt (Cairo)
Key travel data for Cairo — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Egypt
Cost
HIGH
Safety
39
Health
34
Lifestyle
43
Infra
37
Rank
#80
Score
30
Tourists
13.0M/y
GDP/cap
$3.1k
Life Exp
71.8 yrs
Population
118.4M
Currency
EGP E£
Language
Arabic
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
123
💰 Prices in Cairo
Coffee
$3.00
Beer
$2.50
Lunch
$10.00
Groceries
$20.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.50
Transit
$1.00
Fuel
$0.70/l
Internet
$20.00/m
Salary
$300/m
Best time to visit Cairo (Egypt)
Now (September) avg: 30°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Jun.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
37°C / 23°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:45 / 18:47
Local time
1:20
Best Months 
Jul & Jun
Jul & Jun
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
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Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A flavorful vegan dip made from pureed fava beans and fresh herbs. Stuffed pigeon grilled and typically served with rice or freekeh. A festive dish made of crispy bread pieces layered with rice, meat, and tangy tomato sauce. A flaky pastry layered with butter, often topped or filled with sweet or savory ingredients. A dense sweet confection made primarily from tahini paste and sugar, often garnished with nuts. Spicy minced meat stuffed in flatbread, baked until crispy. Grilled spiced lamb skewers, a popular choice among meat lovers in Egypt. A hearty Egyptian dish made of rice, lentils, pasta, and chickpeas topped with tomato sauce. Vegetables stuffed with rice, herbs, and sometimes meat. A green soup made from finely chopped jute leaves, garlic, and coriander. Thinly sliced meat, traditionally lamb or chicken, served in pita with vegetables and tahini. A traditional dish with pigeons stuffed with a spiced rice mix. An Egyptian variant of falafel made with fava beans, mixed with herbs and spices, and deep-fried. A simple salad featuring tahini sauce mixed with fresh vegetables. A creamy dip or soup made with tahini, garlic, and lemon.
Traditional Local Food
Cairo (Egypt)
Starter
Vegan
Besarah
بصارة
bee-sah-rah
Main course
Meat
Egyptian Grilled Pigeon
حمام محشي
hah-MAAM MAH-shee
Main course
Meat
Fattah
فتة
faht-tah
Dessert
Vegetarian
Feteer Meshaltet
فطير مشلتت
Fee-teer Meh-shal-teet
Dessert
Vegetarian
Halawa
حلاوة
Ha-la-wa
Street food
Meat
Hawawshi
حواوشى
ha-WOW-shee
Main course
Meat
Kabab
كباب
kah-BAHB
Main course
Vegan
Koshari
كشري
KUH-shuh-ree
Main course
Vegetarian
Mahshi
محشي
MAH-shee
Soup
Vegan
Molokhia
ملوخية
moo-loh-HEE-yah
Street food
Meat
Shawarma
شاورما
shuh-WAR-muh
Main course
Meat
Stuffed Pigeon
حمام محشي
hah-maam mah-shee
Street food
Vegan
Ta'ameya
طعمية
tah-ah-MEE-yah
Starter
Vegan
Tahini Salad
سلطة طحينة
Ta-hee-nee sah-la-tah
Starter
Vegan
Tarator
طرطور
TAH-rah-tor
