Relocating to Mombasa-best location for commuting?

Hello Bilashaka70 and welcome to Expat.com

An advert of your search in the Housing in Mombasa section of the forum may help you get interesting rental proposals

Regards
Kenjee
Expat.com

Thanks for the tip, I checked and there weren't any rentals listed.  Our job is only for a three-year period, so we aren't looking to buy.

I think that you should choose your area primarily based on security.  I don't believe that this necessarily means that it must be an expat area.  The last three places in which we have lived have not been popular with expats, yet are amongst 'well up' Kenyans and therefore have good security - I am currently the only mzungu on the street and in the immediate area.

I don't know the coast well, but know that the better areas to live are such as Nyali.  I also understand that Mtwapa (a few km north) is quite popular with expats.

In my opinion, buying a property is an excellent investment.  We have bought and sold Kenyan property a lot, over the last few years and never failed to make decent money - 3 years is a reasonable timescale in which to make a profit!

I agree it doesn't have to be an expat community, just an area with good security.  Problem with Tudor is a lot of parking is on the street, so not safe for the car.