Aussie girl moving to Cairo

[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

[MaidenScotland]

Mohandaseen and Dokki are fine to live in
Couldnt possibley say what average rent is, depends on what you want.
It's safe here, safer than some European citys
Good social life, but unless you go to an expat club it's difficult to go out on your own.
Westerners tend to be paid more than locals, but its not a great wage, friend of mine was a secretary at a school and was on 3000 LE a month, she had to supplement this by teaching english privately.
Average cost of living depends on how you want to live, I have a great expat package and I use it all!

[chattabox22]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

Mohandaseen and Dokki are fine to live in
Couldnt possibley say what average rent is, depends on what you want.
It's safe here, safer than some European citys
Good social life, but unless you go to an expat club it's difficult to go out on your own.
Westerners tend to be paid more than locals, but its not a great wage, friend of mine was a secretary at a school and was on 3000 LE a month, she had to supplement this by teaching english privately.
Average cost of living depends on how you want to live, I have a great expat package and I use it all!

Hi,
Thanks for the info. Can I ask what you do for work over there and where you live? Did you get the job before you left or when you got there? What are the expat clubs like? Is it easy to meet expats? Or do ppl tend to stick to themselves. Look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again. Cheers Sheree

[MaidenScotland]

Hi,
If you want an expat package you have to find the job before you come, I get all my rent and utitlies paid plus an allowance for food, plus a good salary I would rather not say what I do on an open forum.
Expat clubs are fine and easy to find. It is diffiuclt for a girl to go out on her own socially here without being hassled by men, but you can go to an expat club on your own with no problem and you will be made welcome, expat clubs tend to be in maadi mohandessen and there is one in heliopolis,

[New Gal]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

Hi,
If you want an expat package you have to find the job before you come, I get all my rent and utitlies paid plus an allowance for food, plus a good salary I would rather not say what I do on an open forum.
Expat clubs are fine and easy to find. It is diffiuclt for a girl to go out on her own socially here without being hassled by men, but you can go to an expat club on your own with no problem and you will be made welcome, expat clubs tend to be in maadi mohandessen and there is one in heliopolis,

Could you please reccomend some companies that offer expat packages or something like this either here or on PM? Would really appreciate it!

[MaidenScotland]

No sorry I cant recommended any companies, but you cannot get an expat package when your are already living in Egypt, you must be in your home country and be offered a job here.

[YASEEN]

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

english is an excellent idea, there is so much demand for it u can roughly make
250 english pound a week.

so dont worry lots of prospects in that field..

hope that helps

[chattabox22]

Originally Posted by YASEEN

english is an excellent idea, there is so much demand for it u can roughly make
250 english pound a week.

so dont worry lots of prospects in that field..

hope that helps

Hi, Thanks for the info. So, its easy to get a (well paid) english teaching job once you arrive in Egypt? Where or how do you go about finding the teaching jobs once you arrive?

[racecar]

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

Girl if you are coming to Egypt without a position here, it is going to be very hard. Housing for expats start at $2000 and go up a lot. I live in Maadi by my self and I have a nice flat and it is small and over $2000. I could tell you some people to email or look on the website to look for work, but not on this thread. I do not know about those other places to live, but Maadi is where most, I think, of the expats live.
Good luck

[Neo_1]

I’m from Egypt currently living at Dubai. I use to have expat friends when I was living at Egypt so I think I’m in a good position to give you a fair advice


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.
Yes Maadi or Zamalk (I prefer Maadi also lots of Expats are living there)

What is the average rental for an apartment per month?
For expatriates it should be between $1500 to $2500 per month

What is the social life and security like in Cairo?
Cairo is safe in comparison to most European Cities, but maybe you should strict your self to expat clubs and social networks at least at the beginning

What is the average cost of living?
Hard to say depends on your style of living but in average it should be around $5000 per month

What is the average wage for westerners?
No Idea

There is lots of demand on native English speaker’s school teachers so I do not think that you will find it hard to get a job as a teacher, but I strongly advice that you secure a job first before moving to Egypt.

I hope that helps.