Budget / Nairobi
Budget in Nairobi
Nairobi · Nairobi · 76 localities from kenya-locations. Statutory payroll is national; housing and transport are local estimates.
One-bedroom planning rents span KES 15,000 to KES 70,000. Jump into the Budget calculator with your own numbers.
Airbase
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Baba Dogo
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
California
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Chokaa
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Clay City
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Dagoretti
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Dandora
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Donholm
1BR KES 22,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way
Eastleigh
1BR KES 20,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Embakasi
1BR KES 22,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Garden Estate
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Gikomba/Kamukunji
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Githurai
1BR KES 15,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Highridge
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Huruma
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Imara Daima
1BR KES 22,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Industrial Area
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Jamhuri
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kabiro
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kahawa
1BR KES 18,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Kahawa West
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kamulu
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kangemi
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Karen
1BR KES 70,000 · matatu KES 100 one-way
Kariobangi
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kasarani
1BR KES 22,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Kawangware
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kayole
1BR KES 15,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Kiamaiko
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kibra
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Kileleshwa
1BR KES 45,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Kilimani
1BR KES 50,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Kitisuru
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Komarock
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Landimawe
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Langata
1BR KES 32,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way
Lavington
1BR KES 55,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Lucky Summer
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Makadara
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Makongeni
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Maringo/Hamza
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mathare
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mbagathi Way
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mlango Kubwa
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mombasa Road
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mountain View
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mowlem
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Muthaiga
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Mwiki
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Nairobi CBD
1BR KES 40,000 · matatu KES 30 one-way
Nairobi Central
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Nairobi South
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Nairobi West
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Ngara
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Njiru
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Pangani
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Parklands
1BR KES 50,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Pumwani
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Ridgeways
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Roysambu
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Ruai
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Ruaraka
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Runda
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Saika
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
South B
1BR KES 28,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
South C
1BR KES 30,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Starehe
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Thome
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Umoja
1BR KES 18,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way
Upper Hill
1BR KES 55,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Utalii
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Utawala
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Westlands
1BR KES 60,000 · matatu KES 50 one-way
Woodley/Kenyatta Golf Course
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
Zimmerman
1BR KES 18,000 · matatu KES 80 one-way
Ziwani/Kariokor
1BR KES 25,000 · matatu KES 70 one-way · band
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FAQ
- How much is rent in Nairobi?
- Planning one-bedroom figures on these budget pages span about KES 15,000–KES 70,000, mixing estate midpoints and county/metro bands. Open a locality for bedsitter vs 1BR and commute.
- Does PAYE change in Nairobi?
- No. Take-home on the same gross is the same in every Kenyan county. Rent and transport in Nairobi are what change leftover income.
- Which Nairobi localities are listed?
- Airbase, Baba Dogo, California, Chokaa, Clay City, Dagoretti, Dandora, Donholm, Eastleigh, Embakasi, Garden Estate, Gikomba/Kamukunji and 64 more. Names come from kenya-locations; pages exist only where a cost band can be applied.