Currency: Egyptian pound (E£ / EGP)
Average monthly salary: about 318 USD
💡 General Tipping Etiquette
Tipping in Egypt is the main income in the service industry
🍽️ Restaurants
In fancier restaurants, a service charge (10-12%) is added to bills, but a 5-10% tip on top of that is common. In fast-food places, tipping is unnecessary
🚕 Taxis
Not necessary especially if you agreed the fare in advance, not more than 10% of the metered fare
🏨 Hotels
EGP 50-100 per transfer for bellhops and per day for cleaning staff
👨🌾Tour guides
EGP 100 per day
🌏Region
Check out tipping rules for Libya, Saudi Arabia or Palestine
Sources: cleopatraegypttours
Learn more about tipping customs worldwide at how-2-tip.com.
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