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Egypt · Africa
Best for: Diving-and-low-cost nomads who want the Red Sea coast over Cairo's chaos.
$870/mo
Hot desert (Red Sea coastal)
Best months
Annual range: 15°–33°C
Mostly country-level baselines. City-specific signals (air, neighborhood) override where we have them.
Pathway
Extendable tourist
Program
—
Typical max stay
6 months
30-day visa-on-arrival or 90-day e-visa, extendable in-country to ~6 months; no formal DNV. South Sinai has a separate 'Sinai-only' visa that's free on arrival but limits travel to the peninsula.
Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.
Editorial summary — norms vary by region within each country and shift over time. Read the local mood.
Talabat
Talabat dominates Egypt; Otlob is the older local incumbent.
Editorial pick based on which app actually has restaurants AND working couriers in this city. Coverage shifts — apps pull out of markets all the time.
Uber
Uber and Careem both deep in Cairo and Alexandria; pricing is comparable. inDrive is the fare-negotiation alternative.
Editorial pick based on coverage, foreign-card UX, and how reliably drivers actually accept trips. Markets shift — apps pull out of countries and surge pricing varies wildly.
Annual spend
$10,440
FIRE target (4% SWR)
$261,000
Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr
$34,287
Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.
