El Rehab is Talaat Moustafa Group's first complete city — about 10 square kilometers on New Cairo's eastern side, fully lived-in for more than twenty years — and the proof that the private-city model works in Egypt. It is also a market with a twist: the developer sold out long ago, so everything trades resale, and much of it trades through brokers inside the city rather than on portals. This guide covers the numbered phases, the امتداد (extension), how the city machine runs, the TMG transfer step, and the honest read on live prices — including the Madinaty comparison.
El Rehab City: the city that proved the model
El Rehab (مدينة الرحاب) went up from the late 1990s onward, off the Cairo–Suez road on New Cairo's eastern edge — a full city rather than a compound: schools, clinics, banks, malls, mosques and churches, an internal bus network, all inside the gates. Its structure is what searchers navigate by:
- The numbered phases (المراحل 1–10). Each phase is its own slice of apartment blocks and villas with services nearby. People search specific phases for a reason: building age, greenery and distance to the souq and gates differ phase by phase — the earlier phases carry the mature trees and the most settled streets.
- The extension (امتداد الرحاب). The newer phases, searched separately (often as Rehab 2 or المرحلة الثانية and beyond): newer buildings, later handovers, same city systems. Buyers weighing older-phase character against newer-phase finish should walk both before deciding.
How the machine runs
Rehab's daily life explains its resale demand. The souq and the food court are genuine destinations — people drive in from outside just to eat there — and inside the gates a family can do school, clinic, groceries, banking and Friday lunch without starting the car. The internal buses tie the phases to the gates and markets. Twenty-plus years of that routine built something newer cities are still promising: a community that already exists, with the trees to show for it.
A resale-only market — and what portals miss
There is no developer sales office selling Rehab apartments anymore; the product sold out years ago. Everything is resale or assignment, and the mechanics matter:
- Expect the TMG office step. Rehab resales transfer through the developer's office — approvals, paperwork and transfer fees. Confirm the current fees, required documents and any maintenance arrears on the unit before you set a closing date. Our resale and tanazol guide walks through the general playbook.
- Read portal counts honestly. 3altool shows 37 live listings in Rehab at a median cash price around EGP 9.6M, plus 26 in the extension. That understates the real market: a huge share of Rehab deals move through brokers inside the city and owner networks. Treat the portal slice as visible, verified supply — 3altool retires stale listings, so these are real asks — and treat the median as indicative, not the whole story.
- Cross-check any ask. With thin visible supply, price a Rehab unit against the live pages and against Madinaty's much deeper pool before you negotiate.
Rehab vs Madinaty: one developer, one generation apart
Same developer, two eras. Madinaty is TMG's newer, bigger city farther out along the Suez road: newer finish, more product choice, and far deeper live supply. Rehab is closer in and already grown: mature greenery, settled schools and a community with two decades of roots. On live 3altool data as of August 2026:
| Market | Live listings | Median cash | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Rehab | 37 | EGP 9.6M | portal slice of a much larger broker market |
| Rehab Extension | 26 | — | newer phases, thin visible supply |
| Madinaty | 744 | EGP 8.3M | newer sibling, deepest choice |
| All New Cairo | 5,378 | EGP 10.7M | the wider market context |
Note the shape of that comparison: Rehab's visible median sits above Madinaty's despite the older buildings — you are paying for location (closer in), mature community and scarcity of listed stock. Madinaty buys newer product and more choice per pound. Neither is wrong; they are different points on the same developer's timeline.
For how Rehab fits the wider east-Cairo picture — the Fifth Settlement, the axes, the price bands — see the New Cairo and Fifth Settlement guide. And whatever you shortlist, compare on the real cash price: every 3altool listing computes down payment plus all remaining installments, which matters in a market where some assignments still carry payment schedules.
See every home listed for sale in El Rehab →
Counts and medians are live 3altool data as of 15 August 2026 and refresh daily on the linked pages; the portal slice understates Rehab's full broker-driven market. Not investment advice.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still buy in El Rehab City from the developer?
No — TMG sold out Rehab years ago. Everything trades as resale or assignment, and transfers go through the developer's office with approvals and fees. Confirm current fees and any maintenance arrears before setting a closing date.
How much does an apartment in El Rehab cost in 2026?
The visible portal market shows 37 live listings at a median cash price around EGP 9.6M — but a huge share of Rehab deals move through brokers inside the city, so treat the portal slice as indicative and cross-check any specific ask.
What is Rehab Extension (امتداد الرحاب)?
The newer phases of the city, often searched as Rehab 2 or المرحلة الثانية and beyond: newer buildings and later handovers on the same city systems, currently showing 26 live portal listings.
Which is better, El Rehab or Madinaty?
Rehab buys location, mature trees and a 20-year community — its visible median (EGP 9.6M) sits above Madinaty's (8.3M) despite older buildings. Madinaty buys newer finish and far more choice (744 live listings). Same developer, different points on the timeline.