Apartments for sale in New Cairo
Two apartments at the same price in New Cairo can differ by a third in usable space, because quoted areas here sometimes include a share of common space and sometimes do not. Always establish whether the metre count is net internal.
Apartments are the volume segment in New Cairo and where most resale activity happens. Supply is genuinely deep, which is good news: there is nearly always another comparable unit, so you are never obliged to accept a seller's terms.
Typical stock
| Configuration | Common size | Where it clusters |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | 110–140 m² | Compound mid-tiers, Narges and Yasmin blocks |
| 3 bedrooms | 140–200 m² | The default family unit across the settlement |
| 4 bedrooms / duplex | 220 m²+ | Upper compound tiers and First Settlement |
| Ground with garden | Varies | Premium; verify the garden is inside the title |
| Penthouse with roof | Varies | Ask whether the roof is owned or only usable |
Studios and one-bedrooms are scarce here — New Cairo is built around family housing. If you want a small unit as an investment, the Red Sea market has far more of them.
Compound apartment or street apartment
| Inside a compound | On an open street | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per metre | Higher | Lower, sometimes substantially |
| Service charge | Annual, indexed, unavoidable | Small building charge or none |
| Security and landscaping | Provided | Yours to arrange |
| Resale demand | Broad | Narrower, more price-sensitive |
| Registration | Depends on the developer's parent title | Depends on the chain of contracts |
| Rules | Bylaws govern letting, alterations, appearance | Few restrictions |
The service charge is the part buyers most often under-model. It is a permanent cost that rises with inflation, and in some compounds unpaid charges become a registered burden on the unit.
Checks specific to New Cairo apartments
- Net internal area versus gross. Ask for the number both ways and get it in the contract.
- Water pressure on the actual floor, at the actual hour. Higher floors in buildings on pumped supply can be poor.
- Whether natural gas is connected or the building runs on cylinders.
- Parking: how many spaces, deeded or allocated, covered or not.
- Cooling. Summer running costs on a west-facing unit with split units throughout are a real expense here.
- In a still-building compound, what goes up in front of your balcony in the next phase. Ask for the master plan, not the render.
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Common questions
How much is an apartment in New Cairo?
A wide band. Street apartments in the less developed settlements run far below compound units in the Fifth Settlement, and top-tier compound stock runs into several hundred thousand dollars. Comparable recent sales in the same compound are the only reliable guide.
Are New Cairo apartments delivered finished?
Often not. Core-and-shell delivery is standard from many developers, so budget the finishing cost and several months of supervision.
Is the service charge negotiable?
No. It is set by the compound's management company. What is negotiable is the purchase price, once you know what the charge actually is.
Last reviewed September 2026. Prices, tax rates, residency thresholds and ownership rules in Egypt change frequently — verify anything you are relying on.