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Egypt · Africa

Alexandria

Best for: Mediterranean-Egypt nomads who want Cairo prices with sea breeze and less density.

Mid-tier monthly cost

Full breakdown

$980/mo

  • Rent$380
  • Groceries$200
  • Dining out$180
  • Transport$30
  • Utilities$80
  • Coworking$110

Climate at a glance

Year heatmap

Mediterranean (coastal)

Best months

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Annual range: 14°–28°C

FIRE math at this cost

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Annual spend

$11,760

FIRE target (4% SWR)

$294,000

Coast-FIRE @ 7%/30yr

$38,622

Editorial estimates using the standard 4% Trinity-study rule. Run the FIRE calculator for sequence-of-returns risk, custom withdrawal rates, and country-specific tax assumptions.

Visa for nomads

Low nomad-friendly

Pathway

Extendable tourist

Program

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Typical max stay

6 months

30-day visa-on-arrival or 90-day e-visa; no DNV — longer stays via business route.

Visa concierges

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.

Field notes

The cooler Mediterranean alternative to Cairo — same 30-day visa-on-arrival / 90-day e-visa story, no DNV. Sidi Gaber and Smouha are the modern residential pockets; the Corniche is the daily anchor. Coworking is meaningfully thinner than Cairo (a few spots in Smouha/Roushdy and that's it). Summers (June–August) are humid; winters (December–February) are mild but rainy and the city visibly slows. Genuinely cheap rents and a real history-tourism overlay.

Milder than Cairo year-round thanks to the sea breeze — summers cap around 27–28°C rather than 35°C+. The structural local weather event is the winter rainy season (December–February, the wettest stretch of any Egyptian city). Spring (March–May) and autumn (September–November) are the postcard windows.

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