Thanks for all of your replies - they pretty much mirror what we've been told so far. Just a couple of things to clarify:

We're an unmarried couple, but could easily sort that before we moved. No kids. We're currently on our first international post in Taiwan (which by the sounds of it couldn't be less like Egypt!), but my partner is on a local contract so she gets no benefits & effectively a 50% cut in salary. We're both pretty easy-going people - she's a third culture Canadian who grew up in Syria and I loved a two year posting to a speck of an island where food shortages & power cuts were the norm.

What we're weighing up is another two years here in Taiwan, or a move for a possible extra 20-30k GBP per year into the mortgage pot. Interviews are coming up so hopefully the school will be able to shed some light on the payment situation - the info about the fluctuating local currency is a big concern of ours.

Thanks again, all!

Sorry for cross-posting this on the open & member forum, but I'm keen to get some responses.

My partner and I are considering a move to Egypt to work at a school in New Cairo City and various people we've asked have either said it's great or it's dreadful - nobody's ambivalent!

The major concerns voiced are safety and money - stability of the local currency and ability to send savings home.

Can anyone offer any advice?