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The dialect most of the Arab world understands from film and TV, taught intensively with the cheapest living costs in the region.
- How long
- ~60 days
- Cost
- $1,500 – $3,000
- In rupees
- ₹1.4L – ₹2.9L
- Starting level
- Beginner
28–300 days
$38/day
₹3,600/day
intense pace
Price covers: 2-month intensive, tuition + shared flat. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Somewhere to sleep
Best months — Oct-Apr
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $38 a day this sits a little under the $48 median for language. It is cheaper than 8 of the 13 language options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Egypt
- 2 other options in Egypt, starting with advanced diver and nitrox in Dahab from $300.
- When to go
- Workable across 7 months of the year — Oct-Apr. Outside that the season is against you, not the school.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 60 days, but the honest range is 28 to 300. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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