Nairobi's commercial and nightlife engine
- 2BR from
- KES 180,000
- Yield
- 11.4%
- Occupancy
- 79.1%
Relocation housing
Relocating to Nairobi | Furnished Apartments and Where to Actually Live
A relocation gives you a house-hunting window measured in days, in a city where the map is misleading: two areas five kilometres apart can differ by an hour of traffic and by half the rent. Without local knowledge you spend that window learning the city instead of choosing a home.
How we solve this
Start with the numbers. We publish price bands, occupancy, safety ratings, walk scores and drive times for eighteen Nairobi neighbourhoods, so you arrive with a shortlist of three areas rather than a whole city. Then we introduce you directly to verified landlords in those areas.
We are a matching service, not an estate agent: we introduce you directly to the owner or their appointed representative, you view and agree terms with them, and you pay them, never us. There is no tenant fee at any point.
Best neighbourhoods for this
Dense, walkable, young-professional heartland
- 2BR from
- KES 200,000
- Yield
- 8.6%
- Occupancy
- 78.2%
Established, leafy, quietly expensive
- 2BR from
- KES 180,000
- Yield
- 8.3%
- Occupancy
- 82.7%
Quiet residential pocket between Kilimani and Lavington
- 2BR from
- KES 160,000
- Yield
- 8.3%
- Occupancy
- 82.7%
Dense, diverse, hospital-and-school adjacent
- 2BR from
- KES 140,000
- Yield
- 8.9%
- Occupancy
- 80.4%
Diplomatic quarter. UN, embassies, highest security
- 2BR from
- KES 200,000
- Yield
- 7.8%
- Occupancy
- 98%
Looking for relocation housing in Nairobi?
WhatsApp us with your requirements and we'll send verified options, direct from the owner or their representative, no agent fees, within the hour.
WhatsApp: I need relocation housingOr call +254 754 271 196
"Landing with three areas already ruled in and eleven ruled out is the difference between a productive week and a wasted one."
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to find an apartment in Nairobi?
With a shortlist and verified landlord contacts, one to two weeks from first viewing to keys is realistic. Starting cold, six weeks is more typical, most of it spent filtering out listings that are stale, misrepresented or fake.
How bad is Nairobi traffic really?
Peak-hour trips routinely take two to three times the off-peak time. A 20-minute drive from Karen to Westlands at 11am is closer to 60 minutes at 8am. Judge every neighbourhood by its peak-hour commute, not its distance.
What is a realistic total monthly housing cost?
Rent plus service charge plus electricity plus water plus internet. Service charge alone runs roughly KES 3,000-5,000 per square metre per month in premium blocks, so a 120 sqm unit can carry a meaningful charge on top of the headline rent.
Furnished or unfurnished?
Under 18 months, furnished. Over two years, unfurnished plus locally bought furniture is usually cheaper even after resale losses.
Do you charge relocating tenants anything?
No. We make introductions to verified landlords and take nothing from tenants. We are a matching service, not an estate agent.
The line we do not cross
We are NOT an estate agent
We are a matching service. We connect you directly with verified property owners and their appointed representatives. You deal with them, you view with them, and you pay them. We never hold your money, we never sign your lease, and we never manage or let property on anyone's behalf. We earn from owners and their representatives, not from tenants. No tenant fees. Ever.
This positioning is deliberate: under Kenya's Estate Agents Act (Cap 533), a pure introduction and matching service is not an estate agency practice. If anyone contacts you claiming to hold keys or take a deposit on our behalf, that is not us, report it to us immediately.
Many premium properties in Nairobi are managed by appointed representatives or property managers. We verify their legal mandate to lease the property. However, our rule remains absolute: NO tenant fees. If an appointed representative attempts to charge you a viewing fee, a matching fee, or a tenant commission for a lead generated through our platform, report them to us immediately and they will be permanently removed from our index.
Find my relocation apartment
Five questions, ninety seconds, and we come back on WhatsApp with apartments that actually match.