For much of the twentieth century, Egypt’s “old rent” laws have capped rents at levels that now seem obsolete. In neighborhoods like Manial, families pay as little as EGP 8 (USD 0.16) a month for spacious apartments, other tenants pay as low as EGP 10-30 (USD 0.20-0.61) per month for apartments and properties in upscale locations such as Heliopolis and Zamalek. 

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