2026 guide at updated market prices
Apartment finishing cost in Cairo 2026
Greater Cairo is the market the Tashteeby price database is built on: prices for ceramic, porcelain, paint, aluminium, wood and labour are collected from the Cairo market and refreshed periodically. That makes the figures here the most accurate for any apartment in Cairo, Giza or the new cities around them.
In Cairo, finishing a 100 m² apartment at Standard costs about 447,201 EGP, 150 m² about 650,537 EGP, and 200 m² about 773,575 EGP. Economy is roughly 9% lower and Ultra roughly 50% higher.
Greater Cairo market prices · last updateCost table for Cairo by area
| Area | Economy | Standard | Luxury | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m²2 rooms · 1 bath | 365,9293,659 EGP/m² | 447,2014,472 EGP/m² | 560,7265,607 EGP/m² | 698,5006,985 EGP/m² |
| 120 m²2 rooms · 2 bath | 474,6853,956 EGP/m² | 584,0724,867 EGP/m² | 727,4156,062 EGP/m² | 906,1727,551 EGP/m² |
| 150 m²3 rooms · 2 bath | 533,3613,556 EGP/m² | 650,5374,337 EGP/m² | 814,1015,427 EGP/m² | 1,014,1246,761 EGP/m² |
| 200 m²3 rooms · 2 bath | 638,2623,191 EGP/m² | 773,5753,868 EGP/m² | 956,5954,783 EGP/m² | 1,191,5695,958 EGP/m² |
Notes specific to the Cairo market
- Older units in Downtown, Heliopolis and Maadi usually need a complete renewal of electrical and plumbing, so rough-in takes a larger share than in a new plastered apartment.
- Apartments in the new cities (6th of October, Sheikh Zayed, Badr, Shorouk) are mostly delivered plastered or semi-finished — exactly the basis these figures are computed on.
- Labour in Cairo is higher than in the provinces, but materials are cheaper and easier to source — the net difference is small.
- Transport and carrying to high floors without a lift can add to tiling and gypsum labour; agree it explicitly with the contractor.
Key material prices today
A sample from the Tashteeby price database the figures above are computed with. The full list (19 items) is on the material prices page.
Cost split for a 150 m² Standard apartment
| Trade | Cost (EGP) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing & sanitary ware | 167,135 | 30% |
| Electrical (rough-in + finish) | 101,244 | 18% |
| Tiling | 86,036 | 15% |
| Paint | 68,310 | 12% |
| Gypsum & gypsum board | 58,054 | 10% |
| Frames & doors | 38,209 | 7% |
| Aluminium | 30,107 | 5% |
| Marble | 16,590 | 3% |
| Works total | 565,684 | 100% |
| Engineering supervision 15% | 84,853 | — |
| Grand total | 650,537 | — |
What the number includes — and what it doesn't
The figure covers complete finishing works for a plastered (semi-finished) unit: electrical rough-in and finish, plumbing rough-in and finish including sanitary ware and mixers, ceramic or porcelain tiling, gypsum and gypsum board, aluminium, paint, wooden frames and doors plus the apartment door, and marble. Every line is quantity × unit price, plus 15% engineering supervision and overheads, the way a contractor prices it.
It does not include plastering if the unit is still bare brick, kitchen cabinets, air conditioning and its drain rough-in (added when you choose A/C in the calculator), furniture, curtains and decorative lighting, or any structural work and wall changes.
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.
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