Convert 1 South African Rand (ZAR) to Kenyan Shilling (KES)

Convert South African rand to Kenyan shillings at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: KES to ZAR

Amount

From

1 South African Rand =

7.79 KES +0.09% today

1 ZAR = 7.79362 KES · 1 KES = 0.12831 ZAR

Mid-market rate, updated 16:29 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZAR→KES rates via API

ZAR to KES over the last year

52-week high: 8.2030
52-week low: 7.3581
52-week average: 7.8122
Change over the year: +3.89%

Conversion tables

ZAR to KES
ZAR	KES
1 ZAR	7.79 KES
10 ZAR	77.94 KES
100 ZAR	779.36 KES
1,000 ZAR	7,793.62 KES
10,000 ZAR	77,936.23 KES
50,000 ZAR	389,681.16 KES
100,000 ZAR	779,362.33 KES

KES to ZAR
KES	ZAR
1 KES	0.1283 ZAR
10 KES	1.28 ZAR
100 KES	12.83 ZAR
1,000 KES	128.31 ZAR
10,000 KES	1,283.10 ZAR
50,000 KES	6,415.50 ZAR
100,000 KES	12,831.00 ZAR

Get ZAR→KES rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for KES and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=ZAR -d currencies=KES \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=ZAR -d currencies=KES \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZAR to KES

How much is 1 ZAR in KES?

1 South African Rand is 7.79 Kenyan shillings at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 16:29 UTC, when 1 ZAR = 7.79362 KES.

What was the ZAR to KES rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZAR ranged from 7.3581 to 8.20298 KES, 7.81221 KES on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZAR/KES, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.