Hi Margaret and welcome to the forum; it is always good to get new members who have already experienced living in Egypt as it provides a great insight for the many others who have bought off plan without even visiting! I am English/Egyptian and absolutely love the country and the people. We are moving to Hurghada this year and it is great to read your comments about life in Egypt. My wife, quite naturally, has a few misgivings but I believe that they will melt away after a very short time. My partner is already based in Hurghada and if you need any help you can contact him on (002) 0101 230041. His name is Nick Pendrell.

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Hi M Butler and welcome to the forum.

Please can you advise us about the cost of things in Cairo?

Details of the price of clothing compared to the uk would be great.

Lyndsay

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Hi Margaret and welcome to the forum.

Thanks for the information. I think if you came back to the UK you would be shocked at the price of everyday items - and of course the weather.

Thanks Peter,

I have learned quite a lot while in Cairo but I expect life will be quite different in El Gouna. For one thing, we never realised that there would be a problem with flights from the UK but as we will be living here a lot of the time I hope it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Also, we have only be renting in Cairo so we are trying to navigate our way around the Egyptian sales system which is how I came upon this site. I will also be able to drive again which I point blank refuse to do in Cairo!!!

Thanks Queenie,

I travel back quite regularly to the UK and I am absolutely stunned at the cost of living that I used to take for granted.

cheers,
Margaret

Thanks George,

We don't really want to go off plan at the moment as we are hoping to move down some time in May (all going well). I will give you a call next week.

cheers,
Margaret

Ok Margaret waiting your call and I have 2 villas in El Gouna for you

Hi Lyndsay,

Depends on what you want to buy really. If you go for anything imported it is expensive but we have many outlet shops here that sell loads of casual cotton items that are made in Egypt and exported all over the world: eg. Next, M&S, Gap, Debenhams, Tesco, Asda, Izod, A&K, Gin Tonic, Disney, Nike, Adidas - I could go on and on. If you think cotton, it is probably manufactured here. You can buy T shirts from £1.50 upwards, trousers from £3.00. Towels by Christy/Fired Earth/John Lewis start at around £1.00. Bedding is also a good buy if you know where to go. 400 thread count cotton sheet sets (2 king size sheets 4 pillowcases) for around £19.00. I saw men's Arrow shirts the other day for £5.00.

Then there are the fabric markets which are so cheap you have a hard time trying to haggle. You can buy by the metre or by the bale. It is very reasonable to have anything made up for you from sofa covers to evening dresses. A complete set of loose sofa covers, including fabric is around£110 - not fireproof of course.

As I am writing this I am thinking that I will probably be visiting Cairo from time to time.

Hope this helps. If you need anything more specific just let me know.

cheers,
Margaret

may b we organize forum trips to cairo every month as shopping trips

Thanks for all the info Margaret, i will definately be doing a few trips to Cairo once we move over. Is it reasonably easy to get from the airport to the major shopping centres? Just thinking that if I could get an early flight up and a late flight back to hurghada I could get a full days shopping done!!

Lyndsay

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