Cost of living in Nairobi 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Nairobi, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
22.5
78% cheaper than New York
NairobiUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 55,658 KES $430
1-bed apartment, outside centre 29,500 KES $228
3-bed apartment, centre 144,118 KES $1,113
Room in shared flat 14,750 KES $114
Buy price per m2 199,570 KES $1,542
Living cost excl. rent 73,754 KES $570
Typical net salary 54,823 KES $424
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.