How Much Does it Cost to Build a 3 Bedroom House in Kenya in 2025? Going by the residential building rates in our Construction Cost Handbook 2025, the current average cost of building a 3 bedroom house in Kenya starts at about KES 54,730 per square metre for a standard bungalow and stretches to KES […]
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In our last issue of the Construction Cost Handbook for Kenya, we made it clear that the rates should only be treated as rough estimates of your building prices. Nothing more. Recently, however, we’ve seen a rather worrying trend that goes against those guidelines. Developers, architects, engineers, project managers, and even quantity surveyors are now
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How Much Does it Cost to Build Per Square Metre in Kenya? The 2025 construction costs in Kenya have continued to rise, with the average building rates varying sharply by region and property type. The cost of construction in Kenya for residential developments now starts at KES 54,730 per square metre for standard bungalows across
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Also check out the average building rates per square metre in our more recent Construction Cost Handbook 2025. The construction costs in Kenya 2024 average between KES 48,750 and KES 122,860 per square metre for residential, commercial, retail, and industrial buildings. This translates to around KES 4,529 to KES 11,414 per square foot. The building
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Recap of the 2021 – 2022 Construction Costs in Kenya Before we look into average construction costs in Kenya 2023, here’s a recap of our previous findings. (You can also check out our recently updated 2024 Building Costs Schedule.) This time around, INTEGRUM Construction Project Managers conducted the cost survey between September 2022 and February
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We’ve broken down construction figures into building costs per square metre for the three main Kenyan regions – Nairobi, Western, and Coast.
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This article delves into the most frequently asked questions in Kenya’s construction industry. It provides brief answers to queries on building costs, plan approval processes, construction materials and technology, as well as construction professionals. In case you have any additional issues you’d like us to address, feel free to raise the questions through the comments
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Percentage amounts you stand to spend on professional fees, construction labour, foundation, walling, framing, plus interior and exterior finishes.
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Although construction loans in Kenya can be costly with comparatively high-interest rates, the fact is- we’ve seen developers who’ve calculatedly leveraged them for successful real estate projects. On the flip side, however, reports from various banks show that a fair number of the funded projects usually bite the dust. And as a result, financial institutions
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The process of building rarely goes off-track overnight. Multiple issues usually pile up over the long haul before they ultimately ruin the entire project.
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