What $1,000,000 will Buy you in Nairobi Vs Lagos | Real Estate 

Which property would i buy with $1M? Nairobi. 1. Privacy 2. Space 3. Greenery These are things millionaires value a lot. While privacy would have been a tall order to achieve with the Lagos property, the architect could and should have done a better job in creating open space including indoor gardening. The balconies could be improved. The high ceiling in both houses is superb. I have seen many neighbourhood's with limited space yet they have a oomph in them bcoz the culture in their architecture emphasizes on a balance between concrete ' aesthetics and nature. Whilst the Nairobi property sits on a larger piece of estate, architects in the neighbourhood' we saw in lagos can elevate the quality of properties and the neighbourhood at large by getting the balance between these three areas in construction design. No winner or loser here.

I am a Nigerian, without thinking twice I will gladly go for the Nairobi home if I got a million buck. The mansion too grand na, the aesthetics, greenery, serenity, out door space functionality is it for me. The Lagos one is cool but too confined

I am a Nigerian;but the Nairobi Kenya property is very cool;especially the greenery.

The lagos property looks like when you've made your first million and u have a lot prove whereas the Nairobi one looks more like someone born rich there isn't much to prove, u just know this person is rich it comes off very natural.

Looking at both properties I'd say the Kenyan one is more value for money because of the extra space around the house and green spaces. I'd take that money and build outside of lagos to get even more value for my money. Thanks for sharing.

I am a Nigerian, I will take the Nairo property immediately if had the money. Space, security, serenity, aesthetic and privacy matter a lot to me. And the Nairobi property gives you more sense of luxury than the Lagos one and it has more character.

Everything about the Nairobi property beats the Lagos one hands down 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

As a born and bred Nairobian, nothing gives me more pleasure than to open my windows and see lush green grass and trees blowing in the wind. It just gives me life. Both cities have their charm, pros and cons and it also depends on your preference of accommodation, I would go for the Nairobi one.

Having been to both Cities plus Accra... Nairobi real estate without a doubt..

I love Nairobi because of the lush green space and the surrounding area appeared to already be fully built out as a residential neighborhood.

I love to see high quality content by Africans. I love your objectivity. This was incredibly polished and informative. Impressed that you filmed both locations. Cudos bro. I absolutely enjoyed the video. Keep em coming.

As a Kenyan, travelling to Accra Ghana, Dakar, Senegal and Bamako, Mali made me appreciate trees and greenery more than ever. African property developers should understand that trees change everything.

Nigeria as a whole need to invest on trees, parks and open spaces!!!

I've always said this and holds it true. If I'm paying a $1M dollars for a property, my neighbor must not be too close to me. The Nairobi property is a proper property for the value.

Steven, I appreciate your effort on this video; I'm a Nigerian living in Nairobi, Kenya, for three years now; I will tell you that Nairobi properties are far better than Lagos properties; if I have a million dollars to buy property, I will go for Nairobi property, and Nairobi is more secured than Lagos very far, for now, I know what I'm talking about. I have a property in both cities.

I like how you kept the Kenyan 🇰🇪 band on.

Nairobi's looks classy and cozy. A real home with no drama

Never been to Africa before. Based from many lenses, i acknowledge Lagos for being an investment hub and Nairobi for the best road network, technologized economy, great skyline and its western like services.

I don't understand why Lagos property developers never consider landscaping in their design. It is always either artificial grass or stone/concrete paving. In a decade's time I bet the Lagos property will look outdated while the Nairobi one will still remain fresh, as it does not just follow blindly the trend of the day, but also has a character and homely feel, which the Lagos one feels more like a contemporary sterile museum.

Nairobi is known as "the green city in the sun" because even right in the middle of city it's still green, trees are protected and those that are cut are replanted, Kenya's Nobel prize winner Wangari Maathai made sure of that. Just pause the video at 12:15 , that is right in the heart of Nairobi's CBD, just look at how green it is. The greenery isn't exclusive to the suburbs.

Well, there are two sides of the coin. As an architect, If I were to choose which property to live in and enjoy value for my money, I'm definitely going for the Nairobi property but talk of the business side of the deal, Lagos would be an all-way better option anyday because of how real estates appreciates in quick time. Nutshell; As an investor, go for Lagos properties. As an end user, go for the Nairobi property.

I am a kenyan with half Nigerian parent.I have been in both cities (Nairobi n Lagos) but more so Nairobi since it is my birth city.A few tips for comparison. Nairobi city is built on a mix of rainforest n Savannah grassland with a few rivers running through.Two huge forests (Ngo'ng/Karura) connected to a National park(Savannah) with a river flowing right on it n all these menn in the city.I bet,if you drive a long Lang'ata Road/Ngo'ng Road you'll will likely to spot warthogs/Monkeys/antelopes dancing on the road n maybe on a good day a giraffe sunbathing in the other side of the park. Most homes in Nairobi are surrounded with nature,I actually compare Nairobi with Bogota Colombia with the hills showcasing their prowess. Lagos has it's share of stake too with homes being modern and luxurious but built on close spaces.If you want a party life in those opulent outlying hoods then Lagos takes it all (it comes with a price though),If you want a private family life with nature blowing your mind in all directions then Nairobi contemporary surbubs fits the bill.Between the two homes,I will pick nature straight away not that I'm biased..It is what it is. As far as expenses are concerned,I don't know for sure.Homes in Kenya are quite expensive just like in Nigeria.It goes down with what it has been offered.

I’m from Tanzania 🇹🇿 , & Definitely Go for Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 Duuhh 🙄🙄

Honestly the outdoor space and the hard wood floors in Nairobi, makes that home waaay superior. The lagos neighborhood is too crowded

Point to note, in Karen, there's a business center where most major companies and banks have branches set up. The estate is a bit far from the Nairobi CBD but in most cases, you'll find everything you need around Karen.

I would choose the Nairobi properties every time. A house has to have a large or moderately sized garden (green space) included with it, especially if that house is worth 1 million dollars. Nigeria is a large country with plenty of space to build. There is no reason why developers should not include gardens with their houses.

Central Business District is not only in the old Nairobi town,there is CBD in Westlands too among other Nairobi Districts. All Amenities can be found in the Karen Business District and the many malls in Karen. They have good hospitals, schools,Hotels and recreational facilities you will never need to go to Town for anything

I must say one thing I love what Nigerian developers are doing.

I will Choose Nairobi over Lagos bcs i would want that south African architectural design, also the level of development and technology is somehow higher and the city is organised,at the same time i would concider NIgeria bcs of the warm weather and rich neighbourhoods.

I'm Nigerian, love the contemporary architectural design of the Lagos property (offcourse I'm a big fan of contemporary architecture), but since there's zero greenery and also the location of the pool within the property is pathetic, too close to the perimeter fence, and the fence is too low, I'll have to rebuke it. The Nairobi property on the other hand is also of a contemporary architecture design, though not as flashy as that of the Lagos property, it has lush greenery, love the location of the pool within the property(not too close to the fence like that of the lagos property🥴), high perimeter fence, ample spacious compound, a real value for your money... that's it all. Give me the Nairobi property 😍

The Nairobi construction was a renaissance of the details of frank lloyd wright .. interior natural stone walls ❤️❤️❤️❤️I love them all organic architecture

Thx for the great video. I have a few years experience in both countries. . Lagos home 1. The size of the property is quite small hence no great compound experience which is key in expensive/luxurious homes. 2.Privacy is lacking because the neighbours seem and feel quite near. Trees,green fencing etc usually has a psychological effect of expansion and privacy. 3. This is a brick house ( Iassume ) which is very cheap to build in Nigeria tho on the other hand ,it's not very durable and may collapse easily in case of an earthquake. 4. The finishing is good and I usually appreciate and love the aesthetics in quality finishing of such houses in Nigeria like this one. . .5. I also understand the reason one finds no greenery - due to no central sewer system especially in Lagos, and the nature of vegetation, hence there are many big cockroaches, scorpions,wild geckos, snakes etc. Houses are generally off-grid. 6. The house is next to a lagoon, so we are talking about mosquitoes galore. However,the environment is cooler because of the breeze. 7. The high ceilings is also a very good idea,aesthetically and for cooling of the house. 8. The house being in a small community does mot have great amenities thus the City centre becomes a necessity. 9.This Lagos house, translates to a 500 Million Naira home. I think this is hugely overpriced since the plot of land is quite small. Karen-Nairobi home What drives value for money in Nairobis' exclusive estates is the value of the land first and foremost before the house. For that size of land at app 110M Kenya shillings, it's a very fair deal. Generally real estate in Nairobi is very expensive. When you factor in that type of house, it's thus a very generous offer in terms of ROI, because one can easily buy and sell it immediately and still make a few tens of millions immediately E.g between 300,000-500,000 USD. Needless to say, in Karen the weather is cool, no scorpions, central sewer system,lots of amenities e.g top notch schools,malls banks,hotels and restaurants etc,therefore going to the city centre is not a necessity. Houses are built with stones ,hence stronger, last longer and even able to withstand earthquakes, apart from the Windows .of course Qiute frankly, you get better value for money and QUALITY LIVING in Karen than in Lagos, hands down.

I’m buying the Nairobi property for sure and some land too. The property is a classic, combined with the greenery, wooden floor detailing and general aesthetic 👌🏽👌🏽❤️

To be honest, the architecture of the Lagos home attracts me more than that of the Nairobi home but the interior of the Nairobi house is more detailed and awesome 👌.....I'm really impressed and inspired by your video Steve

On distance from the CBD, Nairobi moved away from dependence on the CBD and thus all locale have a pretty good shopping center and malls. This means that you rarely ever have to go into the CBD unless you require govt services. A better criteria may be access to amenities.

Great and factual vlog about $ 1 Million house both in Lagos and Nairobi [Karen is located in Nairobi County]. The only thing that I feel was left out for obvious reason that its not a visible thing is that weather in Nairobi is cool/cold and therefore they don't need air conditioners built in their houses, instead the houses have in-built fire places. Lagos is an oven from what I am made to understand where air conditioning is a must otherwise one can easily bake due to heat and humidity.

They sold me on the open green space. Nairobi takes it of course!!!

Imagine in the Nairobi House, you can plant different fruit bearing trees. I grew up in a two plots land where we had close to 9 different fruits bearing trees including avocado, 4 trees of oranges (we hardly go out to the market to buy fruits) . It was when I got to Lagos I found out that such is a luxury and you have to buy fruits at exorbitant prices. With cramped houses and few spaces for land on exorbitant prices. Imagine astro turf on a 1 million dollar home and people are buying that. With the water so smelly that rich people had to use third party water agents to get clean water. You can spend 6 hours in traffic with poor security. Not the Lagos for me. Also, for Lagos, there is the possibility that some areas will be submerged due to rising sea level. So with time, the land will depreciate. The one in Nairobi is still the best best.

I really enjoyed the video. One of the best you’ve so far, IMHO. It was unbiased and well presented. You never attempted to sway the viewers one way or the other. Keep you the good job👍🏽

Thank you for sharing with us!✊

Nobody builds or has a home/house in Nairobi's main Central Business District. It is purely offices/businesses there. There are other business districts though where there are homes too e.g Westlands, Kilimani, Upperhill. Karen is within Nairobi and it is not the only affluent area, there are others e.g Runda, Muthaiga, Lavington etc. Nairobi generally is green, even though too much construction is reducing the greenery.

Well done Steve! If I had that kind of money, I'll choose the Nairobi house hands down! No contest.

In terms of business, i will go for the Nigeria house because it can sell very well in future.

Awesome work Steven. I love your content. Very simple, elegant and entertaining to watch.

A metric of about around three to five houses of the said value from both countries would have given a better insight of the matter. Nairobi won hands down. A place will never be grand or a paradise if it has no large gardens full of plants.

Even without the pin out you made, I barely looked and picked the Narobi’s It’s just everything for me. If we could have such in Nigeria, it’ll make a lot of sense, even it isn’t in a metro like environment but with a good security and access roads. Nature is everything to me.(that green 😇)

I can’t describe how much I hate artificial grass, there are a thousand different ways you can landscape an environment with natural floral species regardless of the available space. The Nairobi mansion can be modified to even suit my taste even better , the Lagos mansion is beautiful but rigid and artificial! Also you get to live longer in Nairobi’s natural environment!

Very insightful Steven, thanks!!

So interesting to watch! Thank you for this episode!

I'm biased, because my background is Kenyan, I picked without seeing the property. Lol! Now after seeing both, I'm sticking with Kenyan property lol

Nairobi all the way our Nigerian architects need to learn landscaping to catch up

It's always lovely to watch your videos! Keep it up!

Exciting and informative episode.

Pretty sure in both countries it also depends on the location of the property, some properties tend to be overpriced just because the house is built in a high end estate and it's not worth the greed. If I were to choose it'd be a combination of both. The green and external ambience of the Nairobi house is good, but the interior of the Lagos house is to die for. I don't know much about real estate and am grateful for how you broke that down, nice one 👌.

Great content🖤 I think Lagos property is nice architecture......I really prefer Kenya property because i love nature and green areas

The quality of your video is so perfect... Steven, Well done

Wow you did good on this topic

I must say that I love the Lagos modern house deigns though space isn't spacious. In Nairobi Kenya the greenery and space is worthwhile but so expensive if i compare to Lagos or other parts of Nigerian. I wouldn't mind buying a house and living in Lagos or Abuja for a change of environment.

wow this is amazing. No offense though but clearly most Lagos residents would go for the Nairobi property. Simply looking at the aerial view there's much more space and plant/green area in Nairobi. I know we need to make money off property development (in Lagos) but then general health/well-being should be as well be a priority. Spacing is something a lot of engineers in Lagos tend to sacrifice for more money. Hopefully that should change as time goes on. All in all Africa is truly beautiful. cheers

Nairobi for sure. Great video!

Cool explanation for housing investment...good job

Between the two properties I would choose the one in Nairobi. I like the features of the home, the pool, and and pool house being out back, and I like the style of the house better. The space is ideal and the privacy factor is very important.

Both houses are awesome and i think the Lagos home worth more than the stated price . But i will go for nairobi because of privacy .

Steven you're doing a great job. I love how fluent your English is and your contents. Keep it up

Absolutely amazing nice video as always

Great job @steven Love your objectivity I would have loved to see more in depth comparison on the functionality test similar to the one you did between the Accra and Lagos properties The room spaces The kitchen The bedrooms And back yards But all in all 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

As a Foreigner to both *and a visitor to both* the real take away is (1) infrastructure for the city/country (2) economies. *Yep, even when don't need the local money it genuinely matters how the local economy is treating the locals/native person* because it leads to (3) safety concerns. (4) Economic future/prospects.

Once again u have done justice to this post, keep up the great presentations 👏🏾 👍🏾

This nextlevel information. #Factual information👌🏾

Both properties are exquisite however I like the one in Kenya more due to the #1 more Privacy #2 the space is more spread out #3 it seems just more Zen the atmosphere... just a suggestion is to perhaps also tell us the approximate cost of ownership such as Property taxes, security fees, property insurance, electricity and water the cost to buy a Million dollar home vs cost of monthly expenses maybe the breaking point 👍😉

For those complaining about greenery and landscape in Lagos, remember that Lagos is a city. The home in Nairobi is located in the suburbs so suburban areas typically have more green life and will allow for proper landscaping. However, in the city, this is difficult because of industrialization. For instance, in the US, a house that you buy in Manhattan New York which is a very industrialized and fast paced city will not have any green life or landscape compared to a house purchased in the suburbs of Miami Florida, which is very tropical and laid back. Think about it.

Being a Nigerian I think Steven is so open minded and genuine in his comparisons. Kudos.

It is the wrist band for me...I ha to subscribe real quick

You forgot to factor the cost of the land.... they play a huge factor in the price of a property..

Tuned in from Kenya 🇰🇪🇳🇬

Was really waiting for a video like this. We really need more of the comparison videos 👌👌

I am Nigerian but 💯 Love the Nairobi house. Will pick it anyday, anytime over the Lagos home. The appeal for me is it looks more earthy, natural, spacious and warm.

Kenya and SA share swag😎

Good job Steve. Love your channel and I have subscribed.

Nice....Pivot door at 09:02.....love it.

Many things to look out for that you havent yet included in your list,for example power.I cant lie,There are less to 0 power outage in Nairobi compared to lagos.

Southern Africa and East Africa Kenya to be particular seems way ahead when it comes to real estate as compared to West Africa if we were to be honest

Nice video brother. I am from Kenya. I am a Pan-Africanist. I always appreciate stories done on Africa by Africans highlighting the positive sides in Africa.

In my view case, security 🔐 wise I loved the aspect of the Nigeria based property 🏠, I spotted security cameras 📷 on it which I couldn't get to see in the Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 property. Both look good 🌟

When it comes real estate in Africa ,Namibia,South Africa are way ahead and Kenya is catching up 👏🏽👏🏽

I'll go for the Nairobi property without batting an eyelid, if I am shopping for a home. The architecture of the Lagos property for me tilts more towards a cheap library than a home. If you are looking at buying a cheap library, I'll recommend the Lagos property. Bottom line, at $1 million, I honestly believe that the Lagos property is overpriced. The Nairobi property nailed every single item on the checklist; it's worth the $1 million.

This is epic and beautiful love the finishes

For me it's Lagos property but Niarobis outdoor space. Another great content. You will never understand how much you make me proud to be Nigerian. Thanks for showing the positive side of Nigeria. God bless you greatly 🙏

Steven, great effort on your videoa as usual. But would have been better to compare apples with apples. That’s a lovely home in Nairobi by way. However,You should have compared it with a similar mansion in the surburb within G.R.A ikeja, Ikoyi, Magodo and Omole estate with similar greenery and space.

One very key and important information you left out, is how much will it cost me in monthly service charges after buying for $1m to live in this houses, thanks.

The Nairobi property is just wow! 💯❤️❤️❤️

I love space, greenery, and serenity 😍👍

I love the home in Kenya.

I’ll go for Nairobi. Fresh herbs ,vegetables and a flower garden not forgetting a few fruit trees. Food sustainability is key to me over everything. My opinion.

Did I see you wearing the iconic Kenyan wristband..congratulations on your channel...

Nothing beats natural aesthetics!!

Actually people that haven't been to Nairobi don't know how massive and expansive the city is. It doesn't just have one CBD but three... Karen being a Suburb has two of the biggest malls in Nairobi and a modern state hospital, schools and all those amenities. You wouldn't even need to go to The CBD in town and even if you did, Ngong Road Highway would only cost you about 20 minutes to The CBD. I really love the Nigeria house tho the Value here for that house is way lower by over ¼M bucks. If I'm chucking a Milli I really don't even wanna know I have neighbors abeg 😂😂😂

In summary, an African would choose the house in Nigeria because it's big and flashy and that's what Africans equate to wealth, a white person would choose the Kenyan house because it's modern and even if not big, it has a big compound that is full of nature and life. Everyone has their priority

Nice comparaison of Lagos and Nairobi mansions. I agree I think the Nairobi mansion has a better design and more greenery.

Great video!