Which district in Cairo is cheapest to stay in?
In Cairo, the cheapest district to stay in is Downtown, at a median asking price of $50 a night, and the priciest is Maadi at $130 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 6 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 14:09 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Cairo, Maadi asks a median $130 a night, +161% against $50 in Downtown, the cheapest of 6 districts compared on the same 84 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown | $50 | $31–$72 | 84 | 149 | 8.5 (149) | 30% of 134 |
| New Cairo | $58 | $39–$90 | 84 | 50 | 8.8 (50) | 76% of 50 |
| Heliopolis | $82 | $63–$149 | 84 | 23 | 8.3 (23) | 76% of 21 |
| Nasr City | $102 | $64–$123 | 84 | 23 | 8.5 (22) | 76% of 21 |
| Zamalek Island | $104 | $78–$164 | 84 | 26 | 8.6 (26) | 68% of 25 |
| Maadi | $130 | $70–$186 | 84 | 14 | 8.6 (14) | 55% of 11 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 84 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Cairo whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Downtown: a median $50 a night, score 8.5 across 149 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown | $50 | 8.5 | 149 |
| New Cairo | $58 | 8.8 | 50 |
| Heliopolis | $82 | 8.3 | 23 |
| Nasr City | $102 | 8.5 | 22 |
| Zamalek Island | $104 | 8.6 | 26 |
| Maadi | $130 | 8.6 | 14 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Cairo is in Heliopolis: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $80 against $85 Monday to Thursday (-6%), over 24 and 48 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek Island | $105 | $101 | +3% | 24 / 48 |
| New Cairo | $58 | $57 | +2% | 24 / 48 |
| Nasr City | $102 | $102 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
| Downtown | $50 | $50 | -1% | 24 / 48 |
| Maadi | $128 | $131 | -2% | 24 / 48 |
| Heliopolis | $80 | $85 | -6% | 24 / 48 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 84 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Cairo: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 287 of the 287 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →