Confirmed 13 Oct
Property for Rent in Nairobi
60 live listings on SpaceYako, each published or renewed by its agent in the last 60 days.
Market snapshot
- Live listings
- 60
- Asking rent range
- KES 35K – KES 1.2M
- Median asking rent
- See breakdown
- Newest listing
- 13 October 2026
By property type
- Apartments49 · KES 175K a month
- Houses9 · KES 350K a month
- Commercial Property2 · no median
Asking prices from listings live on SpaceYako on 30 October 2026. Not sale prices or valuations. A median is shown only where there are at least five listings. Method and the full price index
Living in Nairobi
What Nairobi is like
Nairobi City County covers 703.9 sq km and had 4,397,073 residents in 1,506,888 households at the 2019 census (KNBS), or 6,247 people per sq km, all counted as urban. It has 17 constituencies and 85 wards. Of conventional households, 90.6% rented or were provided their main dwelling and 9.3% owned it. The census sub-counties with the most households were Embakasi (347,955), Kasarani (271,290) and Njiru (204,563); Lang'ata had the highest ownership share (20.4%). Ardhisasa, the digital land registry, launched in Nairobi in 2021.
- Main roads
- Nairobi Expressway, Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, Waiyaki Way, Thika Superhighway, Eastern Bypass, Northern Bypass, Southern Bypass, Outer Ring Road, Ngong Road, Airport North Road
- Getting around
- Nairobi Expressway: 27.1 km toll road from Mlolongo via JKIA and the CBD to James Gichuru junction on Waiyaki Way. Eastern, Northern and Southern bypasses and Thika Superhighway. Commuter trains from Nairobi Central to Syokimau, Athi River, Ruiru, Embakasi, Kikuyu and the SGR Nairobi Terminus. Airports: JKIA and Wilson Airport.
- Nearby
- Nairobi CBD, Upper Hill, Westlands, Gigiri UN complex, Industrial Area, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Wilson Airport
- Who it suits
- People working in the CBD, Upper Hill, Westlands, Gigiri, Industrial Area or at JKIA who want to live inside the city. In 2019, 90.6% of households rented or were provided their home.
Sources
- 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (via openAFRICA)
- 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Volume IV, Table 2.10: Tenure Status of Main Dwelling Unit, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (via openAFRICA)
- Distribution of Urban Population by Sex and County, 2019 Census Volume II, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (via openAFRICA)
- Nairobi City County Integrated Development Plan 2023-2027, Nairobi City County
- Nairobi Expressway now open, but you must pay (14 May 2022), Capital FM
- Bypasses, expressways and interchanges: the changing face of Nairobi (18 August 2026), Nation
- NCR Passenger Train FAQ, Kenya Railways
- The Nairobi Commuter Rail, Kenya Railways
- The Kenya Market Update H1 2026, Knight Frank Kenya
- United Nations Office at Nairobi, UNON
- State to upgrade Wilson Airport runways (23 July 2025), Capital FM
- State Department for Lands expands digitization in Mombasa, bringing more land transactions on to Ardhisasa (17 July 2026), State Department for Lands and Physical Planning
Written by SpaceYako. Facts last checked 15 October 2026.
From the listings
Questions this page can answer
- How many properties are for rent in Nairobi?
- 60 on SpaceYako on 30 October 2026. Each was published or renewed by its agent within the last 60 days; listings older than that come down automatically.
- What is the asking rent for apartments in Nairobi?
- The median is KES 175K a month across 49 live listings, from KES 60K to KES 585K.
- What is the asking rent for houses in Nairobi?
- The median is KES 350K a month across 9 live listings, from KES 35K to KES 1.2M.
- Are these the prices homes actually sell or let for?
- No. They are asking prices on listings live on SpaceYako on 30 October 2026. Agreed prices are usually different and are not published. A median is only shown where there are at least five listings to take it from. How the figures are computed
Before you pay anyone
Renting guides
- Renting GuideHow to Rent an Apartment in Nairobi: A Complete Tenant GuideBudgeting, neighbourhood choice, landlord verification, lease essentials, and tenant rights. Everything a first-time renter in Nairobi needs before signing.
- SafetyHow to check an estate agent with EARBWho has to be registered with the Estate Agents Registration Board, the two certificates to ask for, how to check them on EARB's own tools and the Kenya Gazette, and where those tools fall short.
- SafetyHow to verify a landlord before you payThe checks to make, in order, before any money moves on a rental in Kenya: who you are dealing with, their authority, the title search, what changes for flats, and how to pay so you can prove it.
