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Finishing material prices in Egypt today

The Tashteeby price database: 19 core finishing materials and labour rates at current Cairo market prices — the same figures the calculator and the app compute with. The page refreshes automatically with every update.

Last update: 19 materials & ratesSource: the OZ team

The full price list

Prices are estimated Cairo market averages, not a dealer's quote; they vary by brand, format, quantity and area.

MaterialCategoryUnitPrice
Finishing cementأسمنت تشطيباتBasicston4,150EGP
White cementأسمنت أبيضBasicsbag295EGP
Sand (8 m³ load)رمل (نقلة 8 م³)Basicsload1,700EGP
Floor ceramic 60×60سيراميك أرضيات 60×60Ceramic & porcelainm²175EGP
PorcelainبورسلينCeramic & porcelainm²320EGP
Wall ceramicسيراميك حوائطCeramic & porcelainm²145EGP
Bathroom ceramicسيراميك حمامCeramic & porcelainm²165EGP
Kitchen ceramicسيراميك مطبخCeramic & porcelainm²160EGP
Tiling laborمصنعية تبليطLabourm²90EGP
Paint materialsخامات دهاناتPaintm²80EGP
Paint laborمصنعية دهاناتLabourm²50EGP
Aluminum PS smallألوميتال PS صغيرAluminiumm²2,800EGP
Aluminum PS largeألوميتال PS كبيرAluminiumm²3,500EGP
Aluminum jumboألوميتال جامبوAluminiumm²4,200EGP
Moski wood doorباب خشب موسكيWood & doorsdoor3,500EGP
Azizi wood doorباب خشب عزيزيWood & doorsdoor6,000EGP
Aro wood doorباب خشب أروWood & doorsdoor10,500EGP
Chinese armored doorباب مصفح صينيWood & doorsdoor7,000EGP
Turkish armored doorباب مصفح تركيWood & doorsdoor11,500EGP

How these prices become your apartment's cost

Every material here feeds one or more BOQ lines: porcelain in the reception floor, ceramic in rooms, bathrooms and the kitchen, paint on ceilings and walls, aluminium in windows and balconies, wood in frames and doors. The engine multiplies each price by your apartment's real quantity.

Example: a 150 m² Standard apartment needs about 73 m² of porcelain for the reception and corridor; at an average of 320 EGP per m² the line comes to about 27,521 EGP before labour.

What separates the four levels

EconomyCeramic · small section · Moski wood · Chinese door
StandardPorcelain reception · Azizi wood · Turkish door
LuxuryFull porcelain · Jumbo · Aro (oak) wood
UltraImported porcelain · thermal aluminium · premium sanitary

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 OZ 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

What is the price of a metre of porcelain in Egypt today?
The Cairo market average is about 320 EGP per m² for mid-size formats, rising for large formats and imports. 60×60 ceramic is about 175 EGP/m².
Do these prices include labour?
No — materials only. Tiling labour is about 90 EGP/m² and painting labour about 50 EGP/m², listed as separate items here and in the BOQ.
How often are they updated?
The OZ team reviews the market and refreshes the list periodically; last update September 9, 2026. The date and figures on this page refresh automatically, and the same list syncs to the app and the calculator.
Can I use my own prices in the calculation?
Yes. In the app (Premium) you can set the price of any material yourself — a supplier quote, for example — and the whole BOQ recalculates with it.
Are there prices for Saudi Arabia?
Yes, a separate price database for the Riyadh market in SAR, used when you switch the market in the calculator or the app.

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