🇰🇪 1 cities in Kenya, sorted by daily travel budget. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated September 2026
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 NairobiBig city | $135 | $2,164 | KSh640 | KSh390 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
With a mid-range room, between $135 and $135 a day depending on the city — about $135 on average. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
Short-term rental plus living costs runs $2,164–$2,164 by city, about $2,164 on average.
Nairobi runs about $135 a day.