18 areas mapped
Furnished apartment neighbourhoods in Nairobi
Nairobi is not one rental market — it is eighteen, and the difference between them is measured in hours of commuting, tens of thousands of shillings a month, and whether your water arrives by pipe or by tanker. Here is every area we index, with the numbers that matter.
central Nairobi
Kilimani
Dense, walkable, young-professional heartland
- 2BR from
- KES 200,000
- Yield
- 8.6%
- Occupancy
- 78.2%
Kileleshwa
Quiet residential pocket between Kilimani and Lavington
- 2BR from
- KES 160,000
- Yield
- 8.3%
- Occupancy
- 82.7%
Parklands
Dense, diverse, hospital-and-school adjacent
- 2BR from
- KES 140,000
- Yield
- 8.9%
- Occupancy
- 80.4%
Upper Hill
Corporate tower district with a small residential core
- 2BR from
- KES 185,000
- Yield
- 9.2%
- Occupancy
- 81%
west Nairobi
Westlands
Nairobi's commercial and nightlife engine
- 2BR from
- KES 180,000
- Yield
- 11.4%
- Occupancy
- 79.1%
Karen
Green, low-density, family and equestrian
- 2BR from
- KES 160,000
- Yield
- 6.4%
- Occupancy
- 84.5%
Lavington
Established, leafy, quietly expensive
- 2BR from
- KES 180,000
- Yield
- 8.3%
- Occupancy
- 82.7%
Loresho
Understated leafy suburb off Waiyaki Way
- 2BR from
- KES 130,000
- Yield
- 7.6%
- Occupancy
- 83%
Ngong Road
Long transport spine with dense mid-market apartments
- 2BR from
- KES 110,000
- Yield
- 8.8%
- Occupancy
- 80%
north Nairobi
Gigiri
Diplomatic quarter — UN, embassies, highest security
- 2BR from
- KES 200,000
- Yield
- 7.8%
- Occupancy
- 98%
Runda
Gated, spacious, diplomatic-family default
- 2BR from
- KES 170,000
- Yield
- 6.8%
- Occupancy
- 91%
Muthaiga
Old-money colonial-era estate, very low density
- 2BR from
- KES 160,000
- Yield
- 6.2%
- Occupancy
- 88%
Kitisuru
Green valley estates, quiet and family-oriented
- 2BR from
- KES 140,000
- Yield
- 6.9%
- Occupancy
- 86%
Ruaka
Fast-growing high-rise town beside Two Rivers
- 2BR from
- KES 85,000
- Yield
- 9.6%
- Occupancy
- 77%
south Nairobi
east Nairobi
satellite Nairobi
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