Aussie girl moving to Cairo

[oversamlove]

hi Cheers
i suggesting maadi , its better than Dokki and Mohanessin , & i guess the rent there is really agrage , (from very low as about 200$ to 2000$ )
it depend on many things , (how big is the place , its furnitured or not , its in a fancy area or normal) , & i also suggesting elmanial , its very nice place to live to ,
was wish to answer all your questions , but its too much to answer , it could take a book , .
hope you travel safe , & find all the answer u want , (u can contact me any time)

Originally Posted by chattabox22

Hi,
I'm an Aussie girl looking to move to Cairo in November. I'm hoping to make new friends and contacts before I arrive to hang out with and help with whole transition period. I have a few questions:
I have been to Cairo a couple of times and spent my time in Dokki and Mohanessin. Are these good central places to live? Can you recommend anywhere else.
What is the average rental for an appartment per month?
What is the social life and security like in Cairo?
What is the average cost of living?
What is the average wage for westerners?
I was planning on coming to Egypt to teach english as a second language but would prefer to work in an office environment. How hard is it to get a job once arriving in Egypt?
Any tips or advice anyone can provide is greatly appreciated.
I hope to meet some great ppl and start an amazing new chapter in my life.
Cheers

[oversamlove]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

Khater an Egyptian might be able to get an apartment at that price but believe me a foreigner can't at least not in a good building and with nice furniture and appliances.
I was flat hunting with a friend very recently and I was appalled at the apartments shown, they lacked even being clean! The furniture should have been in the dump.
What and Egyptian can get for one price a foreigner has to pay double or triple for. FACT

yes its a FACT
but what about if you let one or your close egyptian friends rent 2 u the flat
Good luck

[MaidenScotland]

Never ever let an egyptian rent a flat in his name and then let it to you.
Or

but what about if you let one or your close egyptian friends rent 2 u the flat is oversamloves suggestion........ Now he knows that is just not done here.

[khater]

better keep everything with ur name ur still a newie and don t know people that good weather egy or any other nationality,but u can go with a local friend to help u bargaining for a good price

[Beatle]

Hi

I have been to Cairo about 4 times to do courses in languages schools. I studied at a school in Mohandiseen but there are language schools throughout the city. I found that was a great way to meet other people (the students are of all ages), to explore Cairo and to find accomodation (as the school helped me find flatmates on each occasion). My rent was about LE1500 for a flatshare in a nice flat. I think you can get better deals for flatshares but a lot of people use it as a stepping stone and just stay there a month or two. It helped me to meet a wide range of people from fellow students, to expats to Egyptians. I know quite a few people teaching English who studied at language schools and also taught. I personally find it quite helpful to be able to speak some Egyptian dialect (although it's not essential)

I have a friend teaching English at the moment who earns about LE4000 per month. It's not a bad salary by Egyptian standards but it depends on how much of an expat lifestyle you want. As others have said, you need to find an expat package before arriving in Egypt. I do have friends who found office work when they got out there but to be honest I think it helps to know people in Cairo who can point you in the right direction.

I find it a safe city although I get hassled a lot. But this tends to be more verbal than anything else. I have never felt physically unsafe.

As someone else said, Maadi and Zamalek are both nice places to live. It really depends on where you work.

[cairo]

Originally Posted by chattabox22

Hi,
I'm an Aussie girl looking to move to Cairo in November. I'm hoping to make new friends and contacts before I arrive to hang out with and help with whole transition period. I have a few questions:
I have been to Cairo a couple of times and spent my time in Dokki and Mohanessin. Are these good central places to live? Can you recommend anywhere else.
What is the average rental for an appartment per month?
What is the social life and security like in Cairo?
What is the average cost of living?
What is the average wage for westerners?
I was planning on coming to Egypt to teach english as a second language but would prefer to work in an office environment. How hard is it to get a job once arriving in Egypt?
Any tips or advice anyone can provide is greatly appreciated.
I hope to meet some great ppl and start an amazing new chapter in my life.
Cheers

hey I think u should which area to live in based on which area u will be working however in general i recommend in that order Zamaleck , Mohandiseen ,Maadi