Price guide
Affordable internet packages in Kenya: the cheapest home WiFi plans (2026)
Home internet starts at KES 1,500 a month for 20 Mbps unlimited estate wireless, KES 1,999 for a 5G router, KES 2,500 for unlimited fiber and KES 2,999 for 40 Mbps fiber. Every price below is the provider's own published figure, verified 12 September 2026, next to what the cheap plan actually includes.
The short answer
Cheapest of all: Safaricom Wi-Fi Bamba, KES 800
10 Mbps, sold only in select estates. Safaricom's main fiber plans start at KES 2,999 for 40 Mbps, with fair-usage caps.
Cheapest unlimited: Poa, KES 1,500
20 Mbps estate wireless, unlimited in their words, free installation. Nairobi and Kiambu estates plus Mombasa estates.
Cheapest plug-in: Airtel 5G, KES 1,999
15 Mbps for 30 days with a 1,000 GB allowance, then 2 Mbps. Router free, KES 1,000 connection fee, set it up yourself.
Cheapest 40 Mbps fiber: KES 2,999
Safaricom Bronze (capped, shared 1:4) or Zuku Shujaa (sold as uncapped), both with free installation, in the estates they cover.
Cheapest unlimited fiber on the coast: iNet, KES 2,500
20 Mbps unlimited fiber with no router rental and no cap, in Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Mayungu, Mazeras, Rabai, Diani and Ukunda. KES 5,000 covers installation and your first month.
Cheapest plan by provider
Each provider's lowest published monthly price, what it includes and where it is sold, cheapest first. Coverage is estate by estate everywhere in Kenya, so the plan you can actually buy depends on your street.
All prices verified 12 September 2026.
| Provider | Cheapest plan / month | Data | Installation and equipment | Where it is sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safaricom Home FibreFiber (shared capacity) | From KES 800 (Wi-Fi Bamba, 10 Mbps, select estates); Fibre Lite 15 Mbps at KES 1,500; main plans from KES 2,999 | Fair-usage caps of 1.5 to 7 TB depending on plan (speeds drop after), on a published 1:4 shared-capacity ratio | Free installation and router advertised on published plans | Nairobi and the major towns. Estate by estate rather than whole towns, so check their coverage map for your street. |
| Poa InternetFixed wireless (estate networks) | KES 1,500 a month (20 Mbps), or KES 450 a week or KES 75 a day | Unlimited, no caps (their words) | Free, with a 48-hour installation guarantee | Estate-based wireless networks in Nairobi and Kiambu, plus Mombasa estates. Their coverage checker decides street by street. |
| Airtel 5G Smart Connect5G home router (mobile network) | KES 1,999 (15 Mbps, 30 days) | 1,000 GB a month fair-usage allowance, then 2 Mbps until renewal. 300 GB top-up for KES 1,000. | Router free; KES 1,000 connection fee. Self-setup. | Wherever Airtel's 5G signal reaches; Airtel says 39 counties. It is a mobile-network service, so speed depends on the mast. |
| iNet AfricaFiber (fixed wireless where fiber has not reached yet) | KES 2,500 (20 Mbps fiber, unlimited) | Unlimited. No caps, no throttling. | KES 5,000 covers installation plus your first month on any plan up to KES 5,000 a month; installation is free on bigger plans. No router rental. | Kenyan coast only: Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Mayungu; Mazeras and Rabai west of Mombasa; Diani and Ukunda on the south coast. Mambrui and Gongoni on fixed wireless. |
| MawinguFixed wireless | KES 2,500 (up to 20 Mbps) | Unlimited | Free installation plus a refundable deposit (amount on application) | Central Kenya and the coast; a fiber product covers Wajir, Garissa, Isiolo and Marsabit. |
| Zuku FiberFiber | KES 2,999 (Shujaa, 40 Mbps) | Sold as uncapped fiber | Free installation and free modem. TV add-on KES 299 a month plus a one-off KES 5,000 decoder. | Live in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kiambu, Thika, Ngong and Rongai (74 listed areas, 71 live). |
| Faiba Home Plus (JTL)Fiber (sold as dedicated) | KES 3,000 (35 Mbps), as reported | Unlimited, sold as a dedicated (non-shared) line | Not published; ask JTL when you order | JTL says its fiber footprint is expanding across Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret. Service is estate by estate. |
| StarlinkSatellite | About KES 4,000 a month (Residential Lite); Residential KES 6,500 | Unlimited under a fair-use policy | Self-install. No local technician. | Anywhere with a clear view of the sky |
Sources and dates: Zuku, Poa, Airtel and Mawingu read from their own pages on 12 September 2026; Safaricom from its published plan pages on 28 July 2026, with speeds cross-checked against reports of its 30 April 2026 upgrade; Faiba tiers from its packages page on 12 September 2026with prices as reported on 14 July 2026; Starlink monthly prices from starlink.com on 31 July 2026 and kit prices from Kenyan resellers in September 2026. Providers change prices, so check theirs before deciding. Spotted something outdated? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Every provider's full price ladder
The cheapest plan is rarely the one people keep. Here is what the next steps up cost, so you can compare like for like at the speed you actually want.
iNet Africa
20 Mbps KES 2,500 · 40 Mbps KES 3,150 · 60 Mbps KES 3,650 · 80 Mbps KES 4,100 · 100 Mbps KES 5,200 · 150 Mbps KES 6,250
Safaricom Home Fibre
Bronze 40 Mbps KES 2,999 · Silver 60 Mbps KES 4,100 · Gold 150 Mbps KES 6,299 · Diamond 500 Mbps KES 12,499 · Platinum 1 Gbps KES 20,000
Zuku Fiber
Shujaa 40 Mbps KES 2,999 · Bingwa 80 Mbps KES 3,999 · Stream 100 Mbps KES 4,399 · Connect 200 Mbps KES 9,999
Faiba Home Plus (JTL)
35 Mbps KES 3,000 · 60 Mbps KES 4,000 · 90 Mbps KES 5,000 · 150 Mbps KES 10,000 · 200 Mbps KES 15,000 · 300 Mbps KES 20,000 · 1 Gbps KES 30,000
Poa Internet
One home plan: 20 Mbps, unlimited, paid monthly, weekly or daily
Airtel 5G Smart Connect
15 Mbps KES 1,999 · 30 Mbps KES 2,999 per 30 days; 90-day and 180-day bundles also sold
Mawingu
Up to 20 Mbps KES 2,500 · up to 30 Mbps KES 3,000 · up to 40 Mbps KES 4,500
Starlink
Residential Lite and Residential. Hardware sold separately: Mini kit KES 27,000, Standard kit KES 49,900 at Kenyan resellers, with instalment and rental offers.
What a cheap package can hide
- 1. A data cap. Safaricom Home Fibre publishes fair-usage caps of 1.5 to 7 TB, after which speeds drop. Airtel 5G slows to 2 Mbps after 1,000 GB in the month and sells a 300 GB top-up for KES 1,000. Poa, Zuku, Faiba, Mawingu and iNet sell their plans as unlimited.
- 2. A shared line. Safaricom publishes a 1:4 shared-capacity ratio, which is why a KES 2,999 40 Mbps plan can feel slower at 8 PM. Faiba sells its line as dedicated. Ask any provider what its contention ratio is; if they will not say, assume it is shared.
- 3. Speed that says “up to”. Mawingu prices its wireless plans as up to 20, 30 or 40 Mbps, Airtel's 15 or 30 Mbps depends on the mast, and Starlink varies with weather and load. Fiber speeds are the ones you can hold a provider to.
- 4. The router and the deposit. A free router that stays the provider's property, a refundable deposit (Mawingu) or a KES 1,000 connection fee (Airtel) all belong in your first-year total. iNet has no router rental.
- 5. Weekly and daily prices. Poa's KES 75 a day and KES 450 a week are easy to start but cost more than its KES 1,500 monthly plan over a full month. Pay monthly if you can.
iNet's cheapest plan, in full
On the Kenyan coast, KES 2,500 a month buys 20 Mbps of unlimited fiber with no cap, no throttling and no router rental. The ladder runs 40 Mbps at KES 3,150, 60 Mbps at KES 3,650, 80 Mbps at KES 4,100, 100 Mbps at KES 5,200 and 150 Mbps at KES 6,250. One flat KES 5,000 covers installation and your first month on any plan up to KES 5,000 a month; bigger plans install free.
The network reaches Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Mayungu on the north coast, Mazeras and Rabai west of Mombasa, and Diani and Ukunda on the south coast, with fixed wireless in Mambrui and Gongoni. Local technicians work every day from 7 AM to 11 PM, and you pay by M-Pesa or bank.
Questions people ask
What is the cheapest internet package in Kenya?
Among the providers compared here, the cheapest published home plan is Safaricom's Wi-Fi Bamba at KES 800 a month for 10 Mbps, but it is only sold in select estates. The cheapest plan you can actually find in most towns is Poa at KES 1,500 a month for 20 Mbps unlimited estate wireless, then Airtel 5G at KES 1,999 for 15 Mbps with a 1,000 GB allowance. Unlimited fiber starts at KES 2,500 a month with iNet on the Kenyan coast, and at KES 2,999 for 40 Mbps with Safaricom Bronze or Zuku Shujaa. Prices verified 12 September 2026.
What is the cheapest unlimited WiFi in Kenya?
Poa, at KES 1,500 a month for 20 Mbps on its estate wireless network, which it sells as unlimited with no caps. On fiber, the cheapest unlimited plans are iNet at KES 2,500 for 20 Mbps on the coast and Zuku Shujaa at KES 2,999 for 40 Mbps, sold as uncapped. Mawingu's wireless plans are unlimited from KES 2,500. Safaricom Home Fibre plans carry fair-usage caps of 1.5 to 7 TB and Airtel 5G slows to 2 Mbps after 1,000 GB, so neither is unlimited in the strict sense.
How much is WiFi per month in Kenya?
Most home plans cost between KES 1,500 and KES 3,000 a month. Entry-level wireless and 5G plans sit at KES 1,500 to 1,999, 20 to 40 Mbps fiber at KES 2,500 to 2,999, and 100 to 150 Mbps fiber at KES 4,399 (Zuku Stream, 100 Mbps), KES 5,200 (iNet, 100 Mbps), KES 6,250 (iNet, 150 Mbps) or KES 6,299 (Safaricom Gold, 150 Mbps). Starlink is about KES 4,000 a month on Residential Lite, before a KES 27,000 to 49,900 kit.
Is there home WiFi for under KES 1,000 a month in Kenya?
Only Safaricom's Wi-Fi Bamba at KES 800 for 10 Mbps, and only in the estates where it is sold. Poa's KES 75 a day and KES 450 a week options are cheaper to start but add up to more than KES 1,500 over a month; its monthly plan is the better price. Every other provider on this page starts above KES 1,900.
What is the cheapest internet package on the Kenyan coast?
iNet's 20 Mbps unlimited fiber at KES 2,500 a month, available in Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Mayungu, Mazeras, Rabai, Diani and Ukunda, with no router rental and no data cap. Safaricom and Zuku sell 40 Mbps fiber at KES 2,999 in select estates in Mombasa and Kilifi, Poa's estate wireless reaches Mombasa estates, as reported in 2026, and Mawingu lists Kilifi, Malindi, Mtwapa and Ukunda as service areas. Check each provider's map for your exact street.
Is the cheapest package the best value?
Not always. A low headline price can hide a fair-usage cap, a shared line that slows down in the evening, a router you rent rather than own, a deposit, or a minimum contract term. Add the installation and router cost to the first year of monthly payments, check whether the plan is unlimited, and confirm the provider actually serves your street before you compare prices.
Keep comparing: Installation costs · All of Kenya · The coast · Mombasa · Kilifi
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