Bill of quantities · 15 trades · 100+ lines
Finishing bill-of-quantities (BOQ) calculator
Not just one number. Tashteeby unfolds your apartment into a complete bill of quantities: 110 lines across electrical, plumbing, tiling, gypsum, aluminium, paint, doors and marble — each with its quantity and unit price — and you can edit any quantity or rate and export the BOQ as a PDF.
What the BOQ calculates
For a finishing-only apartment the BOQ is split into ten sections across 8 finishing trades — demolition, plastering, kitchen, A/C and furniture add their own sections when you choose them. This table is for a 120 m² apartment with two rooms and two bathrooms at Standard level, showing the number of lines in each section and its total:
| Section | Lines | Total (EGP) |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical rough-in | 16 | 39,814 |
| Electrical finish | 16 | 44,232 |
| Plumbing rough-in | 38 | 55,466 |
| Plumbing finish & sanitary ware | 20 | 111,652 |
| Tiling | 6 | 75,202 |
| Gypsum | 2 | 47,454 |
| Aluminium | 3 | 27,370 |
| Paint | 3 | 55,215 |
| Frames & doors | 4 | 34,894 |
| Marble | 2 | 16,590 |
| Works total | 110 | 507,889 |
Live example: tiling and paint line by line
This is what the BOQ looks like in the app. Every row: line, unit, quantity, unit price, total — with quantities computed for the same apartment (120 m², two rooms, two bathrooms).
Tiling
| Line | Unit | Qty | Unit price | Total (EGP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception, corridor & balcony floors | m² | 62 | 446 | 27,652 |
| Bedroom floors | m² | 38 | 312 | 11,856 |
| Kitchen floor | m² | 8 | 293 | 2,344 |
| Bathroom floors | m² | 12 | 297 | 3,564 |
| Kitchen walls | m² | 38 | 281 | 10,678 |
| Bathroom walls | m² | 68 | 281 | 19,108 |
| Trade total | 75,202 | |||
Paint
| Line | Unit | Qty | Unit price | Total (EGP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceilings — reception, rooms & corridor | m² | 89 | 135 | 12,015 |
| Walls — reception, rooms & corridor | m² | 300 | 135 | 40,500 |
| Ceilings — kitchen & bathrooms | m² | 20 | 135 | 2,700 |
| Trade total | 55,215 | |||
How to use the BOQ calculator
What separates the four levels
The level changes the materials, not the quantities: the same metres and the same number of points, but ceramic becomes porcelain, Moski wood becomes Azizi or Aro, the Chinese door becomes Turkish and the sanitary ware moves up a grade. That is why the gap between Economy and Ultra reaches roughly 70% on the same apartment.
How the number is calculated
Tashteeby doesn't just apply an "average per metre". The engine takes the unit's area and the number of rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and balconies and turns them into real quantities — square metres of floor and wall, electrical points and sockets, metres of pipe, doors and windows — then multiplies each quantity by the current market price of the material and labour.
Prices are Cairo market averages collected and refreshed periodically by the Tashteeby team in the Tashteeby price database; the same prices sync to the app and the website. Last update: . The figures on this page refresh automatically with every price update.
They are estimated averages for budgeting and negotiation — not a contractor's quote. Actual prices vary with the unit's condition, the brands you choose, the area and timing.
Frequently asked questions
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