For an apartment in Fifth Settlement or New Zayed, Mountain View is the cheaper way in. In Fifth Settlement the gap is large: Mountain View's Creekview New Cairo has apartments from EGP 6.9M, while SODIC's Villette starts at EGP 29.2M. On the coast at Ras El Hekma it splits. Mountain View has the cheapest chalet and townhouse, and only SODIC has standalone villas listed there.
The payment plans differ in shape more than in their typical length. Both usually run 8 years. SODIC's plans cluster at 5% or 10% up front and never pass 10 years. Mountain View's plans spread to both ends. About one in four asks less than 5% in the first three months, half ask 10% or more, and four run 12 years.
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
| Mountain View | SODIC | |
|---|---|---|
| Since | 2005 | 1996, listed on the Egyptian Exchange since then as OCDI.CA |
| Owner | Describes itself as a private property developer | A consortium of Aldar and ADQ bought 85.5% in 2021 |
| Where it builds | East Cairo, West Cairo, North Coast, Red Sea coast, with more underway in West Cairo and Saudi Arabia | West Cairo, East Cairo, North Coast |
| Delivery record it publishes | Says it delivered more than 19,300 homes since it started, including more than 1,800 in the first half of 2026 | Says it delivered projects ahead of schedule 91% of the time; says it handed over VYE in June 2025, six months early |
The delivery figures are each company's own claims, from Mountain View's story page, Mountain View's H1 2026 delivery announcement, SODIC's about page and SODIC's home page.
Payment plans side by side
This counts 75 Mountain View plans across 12 projects and 79 SODIC plans across 15 projects. Only plans whose payments add up to the full price are included.
| Mountain View | SODIC | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical amount paid in the first three months | 10% | 5% |
| Plans asking less than 5% in the first three months | 17 of 75 (23%) | 8 of 79 (10%) |
| Plans with nothing due at signing or in the first three months | 8 | 6 |
| Plans asking 10% or more in the first three months | 38 of 75 (51%) | 31 of 79 (39%) |
| Plans asking 15% or more in the first three months | 18 | 11 |
| Typical plan length | 8 years | 8 years |
| Longest plan | 12 years | 10 years |
| Plans longer than 10 years | 4 | 0 |
| Plans with an extra payment every year | 1 | 0 |
| Maintenance deposit, where the plan states one | 8% in 16 of 21 plans | 8% in 18 of 21 plans |
Mountain View's longest plans are at Aliva and iCity October. One Aliva plan asks 1.5% at signing and 1.5% a month later, then spreads the other 97% over 12 years. At the other end, Grand Valleys has a plan with 35% at signing and the rest over 6 years. The same developer can sell you a very light start or a heavy one, so ask for every plan the project offers before you choose.
SODIC's plans are more alike. Most ask 5% or 10% at signing, none of them go past 10 years, and none carry yearly extra payments.
A Mountain View maintenance deposit runs as high as 10% in three plans. SODIC's top out at 9%.
Where both sell, and what it costs to get in
A starting price here 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. Mountain View's lowest-priced villas in Jirian and Aliva are i-Villas, which Mountain View describes as a design that "blends the privacy of a villa with the convenience of apartment living". They are marked below.
Fifth Settlement, New Cairo
| Project | Developer | Apartments from | Typical apartment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekview New Cairo | Mountain View | EGP 6.9M | EGP 11.8M |
| Mountain View ICity New Cairo | Mountain View | EGP 12.3M | EGP 16.6M |
| Mountain View 1.1 | Mountain View | EGP 16.6M | EGP 16.9M |
| Villette | SODIC | EGP 29.2M | EGP 34.1M |
Every Mountain View project here starts below SODIC's Villette, and Creekview's typical apartment costs about a third of Villette's. Mountain View 1.1 also sells townhouses from EGP 39.6M and standalone villas from EGP 54.7M. See every project in Fifth Settlement.
New Zayed
| Project | Developer | Apartments from | Typical apartment | Townhouses from | Villas from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jirian - Mountain View | Mountain View | EGP 8.7M | EGP 15.0M | EGP 24.2M | EGP 27.3M (i-Villa) |
| Karmell New Zayed | SODIC | EGP 10.2M | EGP 18.8M | EGP 38.0M | |
| VYE SODIC | SODIC | EGP 30.8M | |||
| The Estates | SODIC | EGP 19.1M | EGP 28.2M | EGP 77.2M |
Jirian is cheaper than the three SODIC projects for every home type here, though only two townhouses are listed there. VYE SODIC has no apartments or villas listed now, only townhouses and twin houses, and SODIC says it handed VYE over in June 2025. See every project in New Zayed.
Ras El Hekma
| Project | Developer | Chalets from | Townhouses from | Standalone villas from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Ras El Hekma | Mountain View | EGP 16.8M | ||
| LVLS | Mountain View | EGP 28.9M | ||
| Ogami | SODIC | EGP 18.8M | EGP 34.0M | EGP 49.0M |
| Caesar | SODIC | EGP 27.5M | EGP 37.6M | EGP 46.1M |
| June | SODIC | EGP 30.8M |
Mountain View Ras El Hekma has the cheapest chalet, about EGP 2M below Ogami, and Mountain View's LVLS has the cheapest townhouse, about EGP 5M below Ogami. For a standalone villa, only SODIC has homes listed here, from EGP 46.1M at Caesar and EGP 49.0M at Ogami. Mountain View lists far fewer homes here, 22 against SODIC's 454. See every project in Ras El Hekma.
Mostakbal City
| Project | Developer | Apartments from | Typical apartment | Townhouses from | Villas from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliva | Mountain View | EGP 11.3M | EGP 14.1M | EGP 32.6M | EGP 29.1M (i-Villa) |
| Eastvale | SODIC | EGP 9.7M | EGP 19.4M | EGP 34.1M | EGP 46.5M |
Eastvale's cheapest apartment is about EGP 1.6M lower, but Aliva's typical apartment costs about EGP 5.3M less. Aliva's townhouses start about EGP 1.5M below Eastvale's. See every project in Mostakbal City.
Where only one of them sells
On WiserChat, only Mountain View of the two has homes for sale in 6th of October City, at iCity October and Mountain View 4. SODIC has projects there too, but none with listed homes. Mountain View is also alone in Sidi Abdel Rahman with Crysta North Coast. In New Cairo outside Fifth Settlement, Mountain View sells townhouses at Grand Valleys from EGP 30.5M, while SODIC's Eastown lists offices only.
SODIC is the only one in Sheikh Zayed, where SODIC West is, and in New Heliopolis, where SODIC East is.
For how SODIC compares with another large developer, see SODIC vs Palm Hills.
Which one fits you
- You want an apartment in Fifth Settlement under EGP 20M. Only Mountain View's projects fit, starting at Creekview from EGP 6.9M.
- You want the cheapest apartment in New Zayed. Mountain View's Jirian starts at EGP 8.7M.
- You want the smallest possible start. 23% of Mountain View's plans ask less than 5% in the first three months, against 10% at SODIC.
- You want the longest time to pay. Only Mountain View goes past 10 years, up to 12.
- You can pay 5% or 10% up front and want a plain schedule. SODIC's plans mostly look like this, with no yearly extra payments.
- You want a chalet or townhouse in Ras El Hekma. Mountain View starts lowest: chalets at Mountain View Ras El Hekma from EGP 16.8M, townhouses at LVLS from EGP 28.9M.
- You want a standalone villa in Ras El Hekma. Only SODIC has homes listed, from EGP 46.1M at Caesar.
- You want to live in 6th of October or Sidi Abdel Rahman. Only Mountain View has homes listed there. For Sheikh Zayed or New Heliopolis, only SODIC.
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 Mountain View, SODIC and other developers that fit.