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Set two to four houses side by side at Nairobi rates, say what matters to you, and see which fits and how you could build it with the money you have. How this works

From your county planning office.
Your allowance for surprises.
Cost to own
0 adds costs up in today's prices.
What matters most to you?
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The ranking

Best fit for what you said
1. 16-flat apartment scheme on a half acre
KES 38,337,035
32 bed · 4 storeys · 1665.4 m² · score 100/100
    To own over 30 years: KES 43,779,429
    KES 5,442,394 in repaints and replacements, 3 parts with no figure yet. Year by year
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    1. 16-flat apartment scheme on a half acre
    HouseKES 36,076,008
    Plot works (walls, gate, driveway, septic)KES 2,261,027
    TotalKES 38,337,035
    With 10% contingencyKES 42,170,738
    Repaints and replacements over 30 yearsKES 5,442,394
    Cost to own over 30 yearsKES 43,779,429
    Per m² of floor (house)KES 21,662
    Floor area1665.4 m²
    Roofed footprint409.2 m²
    Bedrooms · storeys32 · 4
    Build programme145 weeks
    Not priced yetnothing

    Building in stages

    Enter the cash you have now and what you can add each month, above, to see when each stage can start and when the house is finished.

    1. 16-flat apartment scheme on a half acre — KES 42,170,738
    StageCostWeeks StartsSaving firstTimeline
    Approvals, permits and setting up KES 2,613,726 1 not paid for on these savings
    Foundations to floor slab KES 2,147,172 35 not paid for on these savings
    Walling, frame and upper floors KES 14,697,232 35 not paid for on these savings
    Roof KES 3,125,408 34 not paid for on these savings
    Doors, windows and services KES 6,472,114 2 not paid for on these savings
    Finishes and fittings KES 10,627,956 38 not paid for on these savings
    External works KES 2,487,130 alongside not paid for on these savings
    Total incl. 10% contingency KES 42,170,738
    Each stage starts once it is paid for in full, the way a fundi is paid and materials are ordered. External works is not on the build programme: timed here as running alongside. saving building

    Not in these figures. Budget for these separately:

    • Professional fees: architect, structural engineer and quantity surveyor (get quotes through JengaCost's marketplace).
    • The land, and its search, survey and transfer costs.
    • Water and power connection fees.
    • Furniture, curtains and appliances.

    Figures are budget estimates from JengaCost's dated rate library adjusted to Nairobi, not quotations. The ranking is worked out from the priorities you set, not a judgement that one house is better. See questions and answers.