Lowest Income in Egypt

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Egypt

1 Mīt Salsīl 01 $4,300

2 Disūq 21 $4,300

3 Diyarb Najm 14 $4,300

4 Dumyāţ al Jadīdah 20 $4,300

5 Edfu 16 $4,300

6 El Dabaa 22 $4,300

7 El Gouna 02 $4,300

8 El Shorouk 11 $4,300

9 El-Tor 26 $4,300

10 Esna 23 $4,300

11 Fāqūs 14 $4,300

12 Fāraskūr 20 $4,300

13 Farshūţ 23 $4,300

14 Fāyīd 07 $4,300

15 Fuwwah 21 $4,300

16 Girga 24 $4,300

17 Giza 08 $4,300

18 Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 11 $4,300

19 Ḩalwān 11 $4,300

20 Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 03 $4,300

21 Hihyā 14 $4,300

22 Hurghada 02 $4,300

23 Ibshawāy 04 $4,300

24 Idkū 03 $4,300

25 Ihnāsīyah 18 $4,300

26 Ismailia 07 $4,300

27 Ītāy al Bārūd 03 $4,300

28 Iţsā 04 $4,300

29 ‘Izbat al Burj 01 $4,300

30 ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 03 $4,300

31 Jarājūs 23 $4,300

32 Juhaynah 24 $4,300

33 Kafr ad Dawwār 03 $4,300

34 Kafr al Baţţīkh 20 $4,300

35 Kafr al Kurdī 01 $4,300

36 Kafr ash Shaykh 21 $4,300

37 Kafr az Zayyāt 05 $4,300

38 Kafr Sa‘d 20 $4,300

39 Kafr Şaqr 14 $4,300

40 Kafr Shukr 09 $4,300

41 Kawm Ḩamādah 03 $4,300

42 Kirdāsah 08 $4,300

43 Kom Ombo 16 $4,300

44 Luxor 28 $4,300

45 Madīnat an Naşr 11 $4,300

46 Madīnat as Sādāt 03 $4,300

47 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 03 $4,300

48 Maghāghah 10 $4,300

49 Maḩallat Damanah 01 $4,300

50 Mallawī 10 $4,300

51 Manfalūţ 17 $4,300

52 Manshīyat al Qanāţir 08 $4,300

53 Marsa Alam 02 $4,300

54 Marsá Maţrūḩ 22 $4,300

55 Mashtūl as Sūq 14 $4,300

56 Maţāy 10 $4,300

57 Minya 10 $4,300

58 Minyā al Qamḩ 14 $4,300

59 Minyat an Naşr 01 $4,300

60 Mīt Abū Ghālib 20 $4,300

61 Mīt Ghamr 01 $4,300

62 Sharm el-Sheikh 26 $4,300

63 Zefta 05 $4,300

64 Zagazig 14 $4,300

65 Zaafarana 02 $4,300

66 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 04 $4,300

67 Ţūkh 12 $4,300

68 Ţūd 28 $4,300

69 Timayy al Imdīd 01 $4,300

70 Ţimā 24 $4,300

71 Tanta 05 $4,300

72 Ţāmiyah 04 $4,300

73 Ţalkhā 01 $4,300

74 Talā 09 $4,300

75 Ţahţā 24 $4,300

76 Sumusţā as Sulţānī 18 $4,300

77 Sumusţā al Waqf 18 $4,300

78 Suez 15 $4,300

79 Sohag 24 $4,300

80 Sīwah 22 $4,300

81 Sirs al Layyānah 09 $4,300

82 Sinnūris 04 $4,300

83 Sīdī Sālim 21 $4,300

84 Sīdī Ghāzī 21 $4,300

85 Sīdī Barānī 22 $4,300

86 Şidfā 17 $4,300

87 Shubrākhīt 03 $4,300

88 Shubrā al Khaymah 12 $4,300

89 Shirbīn 01 $4,300

90 Shibīn al Qanāţir 12 $4,300

91 Shibīn al Kawm 09 $4,300

92 Naqādah 23 $4,300

93 Qillīn 21 $4,300

94 Qifţ 23 $4,300

95 Qalyub 12 $4,300

96 Qahā 12 $4,300

97 Port Said 19 $4,300

98 New Cairo 11 $4,300

99 New Bani Sewif City 18 $4,300

100 Munūf 09 $4,300

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Egypt face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Mīt Salsīl has a median household income of $4,300.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

1. The median household in Mīt Salsīl earns $4,300 — 94% below the national median.
2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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