On the North Coast, Misr Italia is the cheaper way into Ras El Hekma for chalets, twin houses and villas. Chalets at its Solare project start at EGP 8.4M, against EGP 14.5M at the cheapest Palm Hills project there. Its standalone villas start at EGP 39.0M, about half of the EGP 77.4M where Palm Hills villas start.
Palm Hills has far more to choose from. It lists more than 500 homes in Ras El Hekma and 256 in the New Administrative Capital, against 39 and 14 for Misr Italia. On payment, the typical plan is the same at both, 5% in the first three months. Misr Italia more often asks nothing at all at the start, but it also more often asks 10% or more. Palm Hills has more plans that start low and run past 10 years, and many of them add a larger payment every year.
All figures below come from the payment plans and prices on WiserChat on 20 October 2026. Prices and offers change often, so treat them as a snapshot.
The two companies
| Misr Italia | Palm Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Since | 1997, listed on the Egyptian Exchange | |
| Size it reports | 25 completed and ongoing projects on a land bank of 7.1 million square meters | 20,000 delivered units |
| Where it says it builds | New Cairo, Ain Sokhna, North Coast, New Capital, Mostakbal City | West Cairo, East Cairo, Alexandria, North Coast, Red Sea |
| Where its homes on WiserChat are | New Administrative Capital, Ain Sokhna, Ras El Hekma | 6th of October City, New Zayed, Fifth Settlement, Mostakbal City, the New Capital, Alexandria, North Coast |
The size figures are each company's own claims, from Misr Italia's about page and Palm Hills' investor site. Misr Italia's site does not give a founding year.
Payment plans side by side
This counts 91 Misr Italia plans across 4 projects and 101 Palm Hills plans across 17 projects. Only plans whose payments add up to the full price are included.
| Misr Italia | Palm Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical amount paid in the first three months | 5% | 5% |
| Plans asking nothing in the first three months | 10 of 91 (11%) | 2 of 101 (2%) |
| Plans asking less than 5% in the first three months | 12 of 91 (13%) | 40 of 101 (40%) |
| Plans asking 10% or more in the first three months | 44 of 91 (48%) | 22 of 101 (22%) |
| Plans asking 20% or more in the first three months | 5 of 91 (5%) | 0 |
| Typical plan length | 9 years | 8 years |
| Longest plan | 12 years | 12 years |
| Plans longer than 10 years | 10 | 16 |
| Plans with an extra payment every year | 0 | 23 |
| Maintenance deposit, where the plan states one | 8% in 8 plans, 10% in 9 plans | 8% in 37 of 38 plans |
Some of Misr Italia's plans ask nothing at signing. One plan at Vinci New Capital asks 0% at signing and 10% after three years, then spreads the other 90% in equal installments over 10 years. The same shape appears at IL Bosco New Capital over 10 years and at Solare over 12 years. Most of the rest ask 5% or 10% at the start. At Kai Sokhna the typical plan asks 10%.
Palm Hills starts lower more often but adds yearly payments to many plans. One plan at Badya asks 1.5% at signing and 2% a month later, then adds between 4% and 7% every year on top of the monthly installments, over 11 years.
What you pay on day one
Here is a typical home on a typical plan in each project:
| Area | Project | Typical price | Typical first three months | Cash in the first three months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ras El Hekma | Solare chalet | EGP 14.7M | 5% | about EGP 0.74M |
| Ras El Hekma | Hacienda Waters chalet | EGP 18.9M | 5% | about EGP 0.94M |
| New Administrative Capital | Vinci New Capital apartment | EGP 9.6M | 5% | about EGP 0.48M |
| New Administrative Capital | Village De La Capitale apartment | EGP 14.6M | 3.25% | about EGP 0.47M |
In the New Capital, a Village De La Capitale apartment costs about half as much again as one at Vinci, yet the first three months cost about the same, because Palm Hills asks a smaller share there.
Where both sell, and what it costs to get in
A starting price is the lowest listed price for that kind of home in that project, in Egyptian pounds. The typical price is the middle of the listed prices.
Ras El Hekma
| Project | Developer | Chalets from | Typical chalet | Twin houses from | Standalone villas from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solare | Misr Italia | EGP 8.4M | EGP 14.7M | EGP 28.0M | EGP 39.0M |
| Hacienda Waters | Palm Hills | EGP 14.5M | EGP 18.9M | EGP 77.4M | |
| Hacienda Blue | Palm Hills | EGP 25.0M | EGP 29.6M | ||
| Hacienda Ras El Hekma | Palm Hills | EGP 26.1M | EGP 26.1M | EGP 47.9M | EGP 82.2M |
Apartments are the exception. Hacienda Ras El Hekma lists apartments from EGP 12.0M, and Solare lists only two, from EGP 17.9M. Solare also has townhouses from EGP 23.8M. Solare lists 39 homes, against more than 500 across the three Palm Hills projects. See every project in Ras El Hekma.
New Administrative Capital
| Project | Developer | Apartments from | Typical apartment | Townhouses from | Standalone villas from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL Bosco New Capital | Misr Italia | EGP 5.6M | |||
| Vinci New Capital | Misr Italia | EGP 9.0M | EGP 9.6M | ||
| Village De La Capitale | Palm Hills | EGP 7.0M | EGP 14.6M | EGP 24.4M | EGP 31.3M |
IL Bosco New Capital lists only two apartments, so it has no typical price here. Vinci lists six. Village De La Capitale lists more than 200 apartments, plus 5 townhouses and 43 villas. See every project in the New Administrative Capital.
Where only one of them sells
On WiserChat, only Misr Italia of the two has homes for sale in Ain Sokhna, at Kai Sokhna, with apartments from EGP 11.7M and chalets from EGP 11.0M.
Only Palm Hills has homes for sale in New Zayed at Jirian Palm Hills, in Fifth Settlement at Palm Hills New Cairo, in 6th of October City at Badya, in Alexandria at Palm Hills Alexandria and in Sidi Heneish at Hacienda Heneish. In Mostakbal City, Palm Hills lists a few apartments at Capital Gardens, and Misr Italia has a project there with no homes listed on WiserChat.
For how Palm Hills compares with other developers, read SODIC vs Palm Hills and Al Ahly Sabbour vs Palm Hills.
Which one fits you
- You want a North Coast home for less. Solare's chalets start at EGP 8.4M and its villas at EGP 39.0M, well below Palm Hills in Ras El Hekma.
- You want to sign with nothing down. 10 of Misr Italia's 91 plans ask nothing in the first three months. Check how much is due later, often 10% after three years.
- You want a small start and don't mind yearly payments. 40% of Palm Hills' plans ask less than 5% at the start. Check the yearly payments before you sign.
- You want plenty of homes to choose from. Palm Hills lists far more homes in both shared areas.
- You want a house in the New Capital. Village De La Capitale has 5 townhouses and 43 villas listed. Misr Italia lists almost none there.
- You want Ain Sokhna. Only Misr Italia sells there, at Kai Sokhna.
- You want New Zayed, Fifth Settlement, 6th of October or Alexandria. Only Palm Hills sells there.
Tell Wiser your budget, how much you can pay up front and where you want to live. It will compare the units and plans at Misr Italia, Palm Hills and other developers that fit.