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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. 8-flat apartment block on a quarter acre
KES 19,803,401
16 bed · 4 storeys · 832.7 m² · score 100/100
    To own over 30 years: KES 22,527,279
    KES 2,723,878 in repaints and replacements, 3 parts with no figure yet. Year by year
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    Side by side
    1. 8-flat apartment block on a quarter acre
    HouseKES 18,391,124
    Plot works (walls, gate, driveway, septic)KES 1,412,277
    TotalKES 19,803,401
    With 10% contingencyKES 21,783,741
    Repaints and replacements over 30 yearsKES 2,723,878
    Cost to own over 30 yearsKES 22,527,279
    Per m² of floor (house)KES 22,086
    Floor area832.7 m²
    Roofed footprint204.6 m²
    Bedrooms · storeys16 · 4
    Build programme81 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. 8-flat apartment block on a quarter acre — KES 21,783,741
    StageCostWeeks StartsSaving firstTimeline
    Approvals, permits and setting up KES 1,344,643 1 not paid for on these savings
    Foundations to floor slab KES 1,093,763 19 not paid for on these savings
    Walling, frame and upper floors KES 7,560,080 19 not paid for on these savings
    Roof KES 1,568,259 18 not paid for on these savings
    Doors, windows and services KES 3,352,206 2 not paid for on these savings
    Finishes and fittings KES 5,311,285 22 not paid for on these savings
    External works KES 1,553,505 alongside not paid for on these savings
    Total incl. 10% contingency KES 21,783,741
    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.