Kitchen cabinet prices in Kenya

This sits under our kitchen design and cabinets service and the wider interior design cost guide. The figures below are for Nairobi and the surrounding towns in 2026. Up-country jobs cost a little more once you add transport and an overnight for the fitting team.

Kitchen cabinet prices in Kenya at a glance

If you want the short version, here is what a fitted kitchen costs in 2026, by build level. The price covers base units, wall units, hinges and the worktop above them.

• Budget build: KES 12,000–16,000 per running foot, or about KES 120,000–250,000 for a small kitchen
• Mid build: KES 16,000–22,000 per running foot, or about KES 250,000–450,000 for a family kitchen
• Premium build: KES 22,000–28,000+ per running foot, or KES 450,000–800,000+ for a large kitchen with stone tops

Running foot is the standard unit here. Measure the wall your cabinets sit against, in feet, top and bottom counts as one run. A typical apartment kitchen is 10 to 14 running feet; a family kitchen is 18 to 26.

Price per running foot, by material

Material is the single biggest driver of a kitchen cabinet price in Kenya. The carcass (the box) and the fronts (the doors) are often different materials, and the quote should say both.

• Blockboard carcass, laminate fronts: ~KES 12,000–16,000 / running foot. Common, fine for dry zones, the budget standard.
• Marine plywood carcass, MDF fronts: ~KES 16,000–22,000 / running foot. Handles damp better, our default under the sink and dish rack.
• Premium build, solid-wood or high-gloss acrylic fronts: ~KES 22,000–28,000+ / running foot. Best look and longest life.

Worktops add on top of all of the above. Laminate is cheapest, granite and quartz cost more but last and look better. The cabinet materials guide breaks down which board to use where, especially in wet zones.

Worktop prices in Kenya

The counter is quoted by the running foot too, and it is where many budgets quietly grow. As a 2026 guide, fitted:

• Post-formed laminate: ~KES 2,500–5,000 / running foot
• Granite: ~KES 6,500–12,000 / running foot, colour-dependent
• Quartz: ~KES 9,000–18,000 / running foot
• Solid surface or sintered stone: KES 18,000+ / running foot

On a 14-foot run the difference between laminate and quartz alone is over KES 150,000, so this is the line to look at first when two quotes are far apart.

What a 10x10 and 12x12 kitchen costs

Two sizes come up again and again because they are the standard ways to measure a kitchen. A 10x10 means an L or U layout on two walls of about ten feet each, which gives roughly 20 running feet of cabinetry. A 12x12 gives about 24 running feet.

• 10x10 kitchen, budget build: ~KES 240,000–320,000
• 10x10 kitchen, mid build: ~KES 320,000–440,000
• 10x10 kitchen, premium build: ~KES 440,000–560,000+
• 12x12 kitchen, mid to premium: ~KES 380,000–680,000

These cover wall and base units plus the worktop. They do not include the cooker, fridge, sink mixer or any plumbing that has to move, which we always list separately.

Full-kitchen ranges

• Small apartment kitchen: ~KES 120,000–250,000
• Mid-size family kitchen: ~KES 250,000–450,000
• Large kitchen, stone worktops, tall units: ~KES 450,000–800,000+

What pushes the price up

• Marine plywood and solid-wood fronts over blockboard and laminate
• Granite or quartz worktops over laminate
• Soft-close hinges and drawers, internal organisers, tall and corner units
• An island, which is a whole extra run of units plus its own worktop, usually KES 60,000–150,000
• Any plumbing or power that has to move, plus tiling and a fitted splashback
• High-gloss acrylic or PU-painted doors, which need a clean spray finish

Where you can save without regretting it

You do not have to spend top shilling everywhere. The trick is to put the money where it takes the most punishment.

• Use marine plywood only in the wet zones (sink, dish rack, hob) and blockboard for the dry runs. You pay for water resistance only where it matters.
• Pick granite over quartz if the budget is tight. It is hard-wearing and far cheaper per foot.
• Keep the layout on existing plumbing and power. Moving the sink can add KES 20,000–60,000 in pipework and tiling.
• Spend on hinges and drawer runners. Soft-close hardware is the part you touch every day, and cheap runners fail first.

Ready-made vs custom cabinets

Marketplaces like Jumia, Jiji and Facebook list single cabinets from about KES 15,000 to 30,000, and a free-standing kitchen looks cheap on paper. The catch is fit. Stock units come in fixed widths, so against a real wall you end up with filler strips and dead corners, and you lose storage you paid rent for. Custom cabinetry is measured to your wall to the centimetre, so the whole run earns its keep. For most Nairobi kitchens custom costs 10 to 20 percent more than buying boxes, and is usually the better value once you count the wasted space.

How to compare quotes fairly

Read the spec, not just the total. A cheaper quote is often bare MDF in wet zones, which swells. Ask what the carcass, the wet-zone units and the worktop are made of, the materials guide explains why it matters. Also check it lists hinges and runners by brand, worktop by material and thickness, and whether fitting and delivery are in or extra. Ours is itemised in KES so you can see exactly what you are paying for, line by line.

How we quote and what is not included

Send us your kitchen size in running metres or a rough sketch with wall lengths and we send back a line-by-line price in shillings: carcasses, doors, worktop, splashback, handles, hinges, soft-close, delivery and fitting. We do not hide labour in the material price. Appliances, the sink mixer, gas or electrical work and any plumbing relocation are quoted separately so you can decide what to do now and what to add later. This page is a pricing guide for cabinetry and worktops; it does not cover full kitchen extensions or structural building work. For the wider picture see our interior design cost in Kenya guide and our pricing and packages.